In a bloody ritual, priests flayed victims and wore their skins as a tribute to the god of renewal and rebirth. On the left, a skull-like stone carving depicting the Flayed Lord, a pre-Hispanic ...

Xipe Totec is a god of agricultural renewal. Worshipped with human sacrifice, his priests wore the victims’ skins as ceremonial attire. Statues and carvings of Xipe Totec have turned up at ...

Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History said the find was made during recent excavations of Popoloca Indian ruins in the central state of Puebla. The institute said experts found two ...

MEXICO CITY — Mexican artist Hector Velazquez leaned in close and picked dust from one of his sculptures in a dim alcove of his exposition space. "They attract flies," he said in a disheartened voice.

Rituals at site in Mexico dating back to A.D. 1000 were to ensure fertility and the survival of crops ARCHAEOLOGISTS in Mexico have uncovered the first temple of a pre-Hispanic fertility god depicted ...

Archaeologists in Mexico say they've found a temple dedicated to Xipe Tótec, a god associated with rituals involving skinning sacrificial victims. The discovery marks the first time researchers have ...

Archaeologists excavating a site in Mexico have discovered a temple dedicated to Xipe Tótec, an Aztec deity associated with the ritualistic practice of wearing the skins of sacrificed individuals. The ...

was one of the most important gods in pre-Hispanic cultures. His influence on fertility, agricultural cycles, and war, was recognized by numerous cultures throughout the Mexican territory. However, a ...

Archaeologists have found evidence of human jawbones being painted and worn as ritual adornments by elite members of the ancient Zapotec civilisation in Mexico. The mandibles appear to be related to ...

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