Later in his career Vaillant excavated at several Aztec sites (Chiconautla and Nonoalco), but failed to publish these projects.
Most of the Aztec sites are in central Mexico, relatively distant from ports and are not usually included in cruise tours.
This is one of the most important Aztec sites and was discovered in 1933, and explored by José Garía Payón in 1935.
The site should not be confused with Tenochtitlan, the Aztec site in Mexico City.
It is revealed that the cadaver is a person named Alita Covas, who once led an archaeological expedition on an Aztec sacrificial site.
Obsidian used in ceramic vessels has been found at Aztec sites.
Cortés first settled in Coyoacán, but decided to rebuild the Aztec site to erase all traces of the old order.
Aztec architectural sites include:
Teopanzolco is an Aztec archaeological site in the Mexican state of Morelos.
It presents the grisly discovery of more than 400 mutilated skeletons at the Aztec site of Zultapec, Mexico.