Two new trace element analyses have taken a fresh look at obsidian mirrors crafted by Inca and Aztec artisans. Obsidian was most often used by peoples around the world to make flaked stone tools ...

This video provides a detailed map-based summary of Pre-Columbian America, exploring the vast range of indigenous societies, from the advanced urban centers of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca empires to ...

The Aztec Empire flourished in the Valley of Mexico between A.D. 1325 and 1519 and was the last great civilization before the arrival of the Spanish in the early 16th century.

Previously published as four separate volumes, Step into the Aztec and Maya worlds, Step into the Inca world, Step into the world of North American Indians and Step into the Arctic world. Date 2001 To ...

The people -- 3. The ruling class -- 4. The achievements -- [Part 3] Inca -- 1. The historical and geographical background of the Incas -- 2. The people -- 3. The Inca and his city -- 4. The ...

Bullish (Video) Aztec Empire: Rise and Fall of Tenochtitlan. Posted: March 22, 2025 | Last updated: March 22, 2025. The film discusses the history of the Aztecs, the last great Indian civilization ...

‘The Aztec Pantheon and the Art of Empire,’ Getty Villa, 17985 Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades, (310) 440-7300, through July 5. Admission: Free, tickets required. Parking: $15.

The beginning of the end. With the arrival from Spain in 1532 of Francisco Pizarro and his entourage of mercenaries or "conquistadors," the Inca empire was seriously threatened for the first time.

The Aztecs were very unlike the Incas of Peru. “The Andean peoples, to generalize broadly, concentrated on the material technique of supporting life,” says Vaillant, “the Middle American ...