Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of 119 more men, women and children at the Aztec 'tower of skulls' under Mexico City - with many believed to have been victims of human sacrifice.

The full horror of the Aztec 'skull tower' revealed: Archaeologists say THOUSANDS of human sacrifices had their still-beating hearts cut out before their heads were severed and added to a monument ...

Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered the skulls of more than 100 men, women and children in newly unearthed sections of an Aztec tower of human remains. The skull tower, which is said to date ...

Sugar skulls are a Mexican tradition, thought to be rooted in Aztec culture, that are part of Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations.

HUNDREDS of human skulls harvested in bloody human sacrifice rituals and put on public display were discovered by Mexican archaeologists studying the lost Aztec city of Tenochtitlan.

Chances are, many of today’s trick-or-treaters will paint their faces like skulls, borrowing from an ancient Aztec tradition falling at the same time: Dia de los Muertos — the Day of the Dead.

A pillar of more than 650 preserved skulls, as well as thousands of fragments, was found set in limestone close to Templo Mayor, one of the main temples in the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan.

More than 650 skulls have now been found at the site, located in the area of the Templo Mayor, one of the main temples in the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan, which later became Mexico City.