Eight masks made from human skulls were found at a temple in Tenochtitlán, Mexico, over three decades ago. Their purpose and origins have always been somewhat mysterious. But a new archaeological ...

Ancient human skull masks left as offerings at an Aztec temple may have been crafted from the bones of defeated warriors and slain members of the nobility. Found alongside 30 decapitated skulls at the ...

Archaeologists have long been puzzled by gruesome skull mask offerings found in Templo Mayor - one of the most majestic temples that remains of the Aztec civilisation. Now, a team from the University ...

As the world watched an insurrectionist mob storm the U.S. Capitol earlier this month, eagle-eyed observers noticed that a handful of frontline rioters wore near-identical lower-face masks depicting ...