"These faces, these portraits, look at us from the past. Their gaze transports us to the royal court of the ancient and ...

The Aztec clay mask is made from bentonite clay, a fine clay that’s made from aged volcanic ash. This type of clay has been used as a skin remedy for thousands of years, and for good reason—it ...

Interpreting the Mask's Iconography The mask's design incorporates darker turquoise pieces forming a butterfly motif, another symbol of renewal in Aztec culture. While it is widely attributed to ...

Here’s how it works. A 16th-century mask made out of wood and tiled with turquoise may represent Xiuhtecuhtli, the Aztec god of fire. (Image credit: PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo / Ian West) ...

The three-faced god concept and the trial master’s character design directly represent a famous Aztec mask that features ...

Putting the "psycho" in acoustics Why Aztec “death whistles” sound like human screams The basic mechanism relies on the Venturi effect, producing a unique rough and piercing sound.

THE mystery of an ancient 3,000-year-old "door to hell" dedicated to an Aztec god has been solved after it was stolen from a hidden cave. The Mexican artefact, called the Olmec Cave Mask, was ...

The Aztec god of death and lord of the underworld, Mictlantecuhtli ruled over Mictlan, the realm of the dead. People often depicted him as a skeletal figure wearing a skull mask.

10 Important Aztec Gods and Goddesses The Aztec belief system was extensive, with more than 200 gods and goddesses influencing the people's religious practices. A handful of gods, however, were ...