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Researchers believe that the discovery of a cache of Aztec treasures in Mexico City could mean that they have finally found the tomb of an Aztec king.

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A 600-year-old golden eagle sculpture in pristine condition has been uncovered in an old Aztec temple in modern Mexico City. The relief, believed to represent a golden eagle, measures about 70cm across and 106cm long. A golden eagle bas relief has been uncovered in an old Aztec temple in Mexico.(Mirsa Islas) READ MORE: It is believed to date to the reign of Aztec Emperor Moctezuma I, who ruled from 1440-1469. The Templo Mayor itself, a pyramid-shaped temple that was the heart of the old Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, was built by Moctezuma's immediate predecessor Izcoatl. "For what we have se...

Hueteocalli, otherwise known as the  Templo Mayor  (which translates into “Great Temple”) stood at the center of  Tenochtitlan (Mexico City), the capital city of the  Aztec world in  Mexico. With its twin temples dedicated to the war god Huitzilopochtli and to the rain god Tlaloc, archaeologists from the Templo Mayor Project ( PTM) of the National Institute of Anthropology and History ( INAH) have discovered a sculptured stone displaying a golden eagle.  It is at the foot of this architectural wonder of the  Aztec religious world in modern-day Mexico City, on the centra...