LoginMask of Mictlantecuhtli: A 500-year-old mask of the Aztec god of the underworld, who tore apart the dead as they entered his realm
15 June 2026 at 11:00
This skull-shaped mask was made to be used in a ritual involving the Aztec god of death.
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- Mask of Mictlantecuhtli: A 500-year-old mask of the Aztec god of the underworld, who tore apart the dead as they entered his realm
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- 'Political motivations' of Inca emperor led to the sacrifice of 3 children on a snow-capped volcano over 500 years ago, study suggests
'Political motivations' of Inca emperor led to the sacrifice of 3 children on a snow-capped volcano over 500 years ago, study suggests
14 June 2026 at 14:00
An analysis of corn, cassava and coca plants discovered with sacrificed Inca children reveals they died during the reign of one of the last Inca emperors.
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- Thanks to natural selection, Indigenous Andeans may digest potatoes better than anyone else in the world, study finds
Thanks to natural selection, Indigenous Andeans may digest potatoes better than anyone else in the world, study finds
8 June 2026 at 17:54
After domesticating potatoes 10,000 years ago, the ancient people of the Andes evolved to have more copies of a key gene involved in digesting starch.
