The origins of the plumed serpent Quetzalcoatl's worship trace back to the pre-Columbian civilizations of Central Mexico, particularly among the Aztecs and the Maya. The name "Quetzalcoatl" itself ...

This appearance was the first of many, as explorations revealed the iconography of the feathered serpent peppered throughout Mesoamerican history, across cultures and religions, right up until the ...

The double-headed serpent is one of the most highly crafted and strangely compelling of these rare Aztec survivals. The serpent is made up of about two thousand tiny pieces of turquoise ...

Mercury is often found in Mesoamerican tombs in the form of a ... in three chambers under the early-third-century A.D. Feathered Serpent Pyramid in the ancient city of Teotihuacan.