Mexico's obsidian has been used for everything from swords to jaguar statues, but its deposits in Jalisco are being depleted.

The Aztec Empire once hosted an expansive trade network that brought volcanic glass to its capital from right across Mesoamerica, coast to coast. The largest compositional study of obsidian artifacts ...

An obsidian blade found at least 80 years ago turned out to be a nearly 500-year-old artifact left by explorers in the Texas Panhandle, a new study said. Photo from Southern Methodist University ...

An obsidian blade found in Texas decades ago could shed new light on a Spanish expedition that set out in search of a fabled "city of gold" during the mid-16th century. The unassuming artifact, which ...

A small piece of obsidian, just over 5 centimeters long, likely found on a hard-scrabble piece of ranchland in the Texas panhandle. DALLAS (SMU) – It’s a small piece of obsidian, just over 5 ...

Templo Mayor was the ceremonial and spiritual core of Tenochtitlan, capital of the Mexica Empire—better known as the Aztecs. Now, centuries later, a new study reveals that it was also a node in one of ...

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Nearly 500 years ago, an expedition led by Spanish explorer Francisco Vasquez de Coronado trekked through the plains of New Mexico and Texas, searching for “a fabled city of gold.” Coronado was ...