There is the Gregorian calendar, used worldwide and trusted by many. But did you know that there is another less popular one, the Aztec calendar? The Aztec calendar is based on a disc with ...

Day of the Dead might sound like a solemn affair, but Mexico’s famous holiday is actually a lively commemoration of the ...

The origins of Día de los Muertos can be traced back to indigenous Aztec culture, where rituals celebrating the deaths of ancestors had been practiced for at least 3,000 years. The Aztecs believed ...

Hygiene and ritual marked every moment of life for pregnant Aztec women. The tlamatlquiticitl—midwife—offered those in her charge a remarkable 16th-century birthing plan, combining practical ...

including the famous Aztec Calendar Stone, known as Piedra del Sol, as well as the ancient statue of Xochipilli, the Aztec god of art, games, beauty, dance and maize (among others). The museum ...

By Holland Cotter Lisa Schiff acknowledges stealing millions from major collectors who trusted her to buy them fashionable art. By Sarah Maslin Nir His Brutalist buildings, praised during the ...

Natalie Diaz’s poetry is raw, rhythmic, and tender. The New York Times called her debut, When My Brother Was an Aztec (2012), an “ambitious… beautiful book.” Pima and Mojave, and an enrolled member of ...

et al, 2013, MNRAS 431, 662. "The source counts of submillimetre galaxies detected at λ= 1.1 mm", Scott, K. S. et al, 2012, MNRAS, 423, 575. "Deep 1.1 mm-wavelength imaging of the GOODS-S field by ...

Browse W&M Arts events below and click through to the full listing of scheduled events. A great way to see what's happening now, and to plan ahead for art events you don't want to miss. Want to ...

The Aztec, who referred to themselves as the Mexica, began as a group of nomadic peoples who settled on Lake Texcoco in central Mexico around the year 1325. After introducing the reader to the ...

Arts & Sciences is the heart of William & Mary, building on a long tradition of excellence in research, mentorship and hands-on learning. The university's largest academic unit, Arts & Sciences ...