Aptly named Temple of the Skulls, it was the presence of two niches containing human heads that gave archaeologists the first clue the new discovery from the 14th Century AD was something special. Set ...

Mexicon is one of the foremost journals devoted to all aspects of Mesoamerican research.Since 30 years we bring our readers the most up-to-date information on trends and developments in the fields of ...

Constantine: City of Demons - "Mictlantecuhtli" Clip Constantine and Chas discuss the recruitment of Aztec God Mictlantecuhtli (try saying that three times fast) to help in their quest to save Chas's ...

It’s a statue of Mictlantecuhtli — the Aztec god of death and lord of the underworld. The powerful object dominates the Aztecs exhibition, which opens today at the Australian Museum. But Dr Carlos ...

Deep down in the depths of the Aztec underworld, the land of the dead, is a deity so feared that the Aztec empire would make human sacrifices to appease him. A 6-foot tall, skeletal being, with empty ...

Mictlantecuhtli "The Lord of the Dead" Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery ...