In which John Green explores how Spain went from being a middling European power to one of the most powerful empires on Earth, thanks to their plunder of the New World in the 16th and 17th centuries. Learn how Spain managed to destroy...

In which John Green explores how Spain went from being a middling European power to one of the most powerful empires on Earth, thanks to their plunder of the New World in the 16th and 17th centuries. Learn how Spain managed to destroy...

Maya Religion Explained

The Druids. The mysterious Celtic religious specialists of ancient Ireland, Britain, and Northern Europe. But who were they really? What historical evidence corroborates their existence?

This short video looks at why the Ancient Maya believed in sacrifice and how they carried it out - not too gruesome but not for the feint-hearted either.

This short video explores some of the gods the Ancient Maya worshop and their practice of human sacrifice

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about Bear Sacrifice

For hundreds of years, history left us wondering what disease killed the Aztecs in the mid-1500s. Many assumed the Aztecs were one of many Central American groups to be wiped out by European diseases like smallpox. However, DNA testing...

In this episode we examine the topic: Aztec Religion Explained

Modern historians have doubted the existence of a massive skull display that 16th century Spanish conquistadors claimed to have seen in the ancient city of Tenochtitlan - until now.

Mexican archaeologists have excavated more sections of the Aztec “tower of skulls” in the heart of Mexico City, according to the National Institute of Anthropology and History. <br/>

The Templo Mayor excavation in present-day Mexico City has unearthed an exciting site; in March 2019, archaeologists found a cache of sacrifices and offerings that may indicate the burial of royalty. The trove was discovered near the...

Pyramid of the Sun / Walking Tour / Colored murals / Pyramid of the Sun on May 01, 1962 in Teotihuacan, Mexico (Footage by Getty Images)

Associated Press Television

New York, 14 November
2008
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VOICED BY: Susan Poizner

Archaeologists in Mexico have made an important discovery which could cast light over the mysterious pre-Columbian civilisation of Te
otihuacan.
17 human skulls,...