The Aztec world didn’t disappear into legend. It left records on screenfold books made from bark paper and animal hide. Reading them today matters because they are the Aztecs’ own self-portrait, ...

In Michael Menchaca's universe, El Diedad del Queso, a rat god, and Aquilas, an eagle deity, demand the ultimate sacrifice. Combining classic cartoon style with the Aztec codex, Menchaca has created a ...

Detail of the Codex Mendoza from its new digital platform (all screenshots by the author for Hyperallergic) One of the major textual resources on pre-Columbian Mexico is now online in a digital ...

This Aztec pictogram depicts warriors drowning as a temple burns in the background. New research links the scene to a 1507 earthquake. Courtesy of Gerardo Suárez and Virginia García-Acosta A ...

Three codices from the 16th and 17th century describe historical details about the Aztecs and the area that is now Mexico City. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...