Before settlers brought their dogs to North America, another lineage of canines accompanied farming communities throughout ...

According to UNESCO, it was one of the most powerful cultural centers in Mesoamerica and the city extended its cultural and artistic influence throughout the region.

Join me as I explore the incredible Teotihuacan Pyramids, one of the greatest ancient cities of Mesoamerica! 🏛️ From the towering Pyramid of the Sun to the iconic Pyramid of the Moon, we’ll ...

Tenochtitlán's 700th anniversary will be celebrated in July with a series of events at several of the modern capital’s ...

Mesoamerica has been confined to the history books for too long; we need to tell the stories of those who suffered, and shine a light on one of the most catastrophic events in human history ...

Archeologists digging near Mexico’s Gulf Coast have discovered the earliest-known example of writing in Mesoamerica, pushing the date for the appearance of this cultural breakthrough back by at ...

The Brits formalized the game known globally as football—but its roots date back to ancient China and Mesoamerica. Giovanni Navaro Cornelio, 30, (left) and Arturo Sanchez, 32, play ulama in ...

Archaeological evidence has pointed to the first use of cacao in Mesoamerica about 3,900 years ago. Traditionally, archaeologists have assumed that Mesoamericans were the first not just to use ...

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Originating in Mesoamerica, this emblematic food first came to the table shortly after the inception of nixtamal in 1,000 BC — making it one of the first nixtamalized foods, along with atole.

People living in Mesoamerica before the arrival of Europeans used such psychotropic drugs primarily in medicine and religious rituals, said study author Francisco Javier Carod-Artal of Hospital ...