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Pre-Columbian Star War Stories Emerge From Stones

Posted by  Rossella Lorenzi  Wed Feb 22, 2012 04:33 PM ET   |   0

The carvings show symbols of death and crude representations in line with the Aztecs' bloody rituals. Read more

Pre-Columbian Star War Stories Emerge From Stones

Native Americans First Tamed Turkeys 2,000 Years Ago

Posted by  Jennifer Viegas  Mon Feb 1, 2010 03:01 PM ET   |   0

The turkeys we eat today ultimately descended from breeds raised by the Aztecs. Read more

Native American Turkeys

Ancient Tomb Could Explain Maya Collapse

Posted Thu Jan 28, 2010 06:07 AM ET   |   0

Mexican archaeologists have found an 1,100-year-old tomb from the end of the Maya civilization that they hope may explain what happened to the once-glorious culture. Read more

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Fall of Empires Hastened 'Little Ice Age' : Discovery News

Posted Mon Jan 5, 2009 04:40 AM ET

The demise of the Aztec and Incan Empires may have sparked one of the first instances of human-induced climate change. Read more

Aztec Temple

Aztec Whistles Unearthed : Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Mon Jun 30, 2008 06:33 AM ET

A pre-Columbian Aztec skeleton clutching two skull-shaped whistles is unearthed in Mexico. Read more

Aztec Whistle
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