The Aztec rulers often expressed their power with body modification, such as labrets pierced through the lower lip. The Metropolitan Museum of Art recently acquired a spectacular example of this ...

Real cities-major cities, cities with smarts and sophistication-have art. So a few years ago, seeking to establish a cultural outpost in the bland high-technology wilderness of Silicon Valley, San ...

This serpent mosaic was created in Aztec Mexico. It may have been worn or carried during religious ceremonies. Snakes were sacred to the Aztecs as they were the symbol of the feathered serpent god, ...

When you daydream about the incredible vacation lodgings in Mexico, you probably aren’t imagining yourself sleeping inside the belly of an enormous serpent. But maybe you should be. Some of the nation ...

Libby Purves meets actor Brian Cox and singer June Tabor. Coming up at: 21:58 Weather View full schedule Double-headed serpent (made between 1400 and 1700). Mosaic; from Mexico Listening to the sounds ...