The sacred yellow serpents of Asclepius, the porieas, symbolized healing, renewal, divine power in ancient Greek medical and ...

It is impressive to recognize how some artists become fluent in and even translate and incorporate distinct and faraway languages of the visual arts so quickly and respectfully within a short time ...

Originally published as part of a 2024 feature, this piece revisits three local creators whose work draws on toys, '90s pop ...

The codex is the work of an Aztec tlacuilo, or scribe, and uses pictograms. To make it comprehensible to Charles V, a Spanish priest familiar with Nahuatl wrote an explanation in Spanish.

The Mexican flag itself centers on an eagle devouring a serpent—derived from the Aztec foundation myth of Tenochtitlan—illustrating how serpent symbolism continues to define national identity. From ...

On April 9, 2025, the sacred forces of the Tonalpohualli calendar, the ancestral divinatory system of the Mexica people — known as Aztecs —, are present to guide the hearts and awaken the spiritual ...

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Putting the "psycho" in acoustics Why Aztec “death whistles” sound like human screams The basic mechanism relies on the Venturi effect, producing a unique rough and piercing sound.

When viewed in its richly hued entirety, the art of Mexico is a flowing history of forms that never die. European methods take over, but the serpent Quetzalcoatl triumphs in spirit.

Archaeology & History These Rare Aztec Manuscripts, Long in Private Hands, Were Just Acquired by Mexico The artifacts are bound for Mexico’s National Library of Anthropology and History.