Real cities-major cities, cities with smarts and sophistication-have art. So a few years ago, seeking to establish a cultural outpost in the bland high-technology wilderness of Silicon Valley, San ...

This serpent mosaic was created in Aztec Mexico. It may have been worn or carried during religious ceremonies. Snakes were sacred to the Aztecs as they were the symbol of the feathered serpent god, ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent of Aztec and Toltec tradition, lurks in a cornfield, and it’s enough to confuse even its makers. The public was admitted during the weekend to a ...

Archaeologists in Mexico City have unearthed a ceremonial platform which they hope will aide in the search of an emperors' tomb. The platform studded with stone carvings of serpent heads is located in ...

Archeologists could be on the brink of discovering Mexico's first Aztec royal tomb after they unearthed a ceremonial carved stone platform beneath an existing ruin. The platform, carved with snake ...