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For the cook with an interest in history, a new book by Beverly Cox and Martin Jacobs reveals the kind of fascinating details that would attract any student of the past. Spirit of the Earth: Native ...

When Hernan Cortes, the Spaniard who conquered Mexico, and his small army first saw the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan in 1519, many in the group wondered aloud if they were dreaming. Rising in ...

[Part 1] Aztec -- 1. The historical and geographical background of the Aztecs -- 2. The people -- 3. The Aztec "kings" and the directing classes -- 4. The achievements -- [Part 2] Maya -- 1. This ...

Mesoamerican origins -- Maya agriculture -- Maya society -- Maya religion -- A Mayan temple -- Maya calendar and writing system -- Daily life aamong the Mayas -- Rise of the Aztecs -- Daily life in an ...

This series unfolds in four episodes. The three episodes reveal the secrets behind the rise and fall of the Incan, Aztec, and Mayan civilizations, together with is a travelogue of the pre-Columbian ...

Ancient civilizations in much of Mexico and Central America were making different grades of rubber 3,000 years before Charles Goodyear "stabilized" the stuff in the mid-19th century, new research ...