It was the third flat Aztec monolith to be discovered by accident ... It held the skeletons of two golden eagles—symbols of the sun—with their bodies facing westward. Surrounding the eagles ...

A turquoise-encrusted wooden mask from the Aztec civilizationWhere it is from: Somewhere in MesoamericaWhen it was made: ...

The Aztec civilization may have peaked more than 500 years ago, but all the Aztec gods and goddesses remain culturally significant even today.

They saw the cosmos as more than just a collection of stars but also as a great symbol of life’s eternal ... as the technique to reproduce the Aztec Sun Stone. As for the mechanics, the flying ...