The Tealtianime was in charge of bringing back captives to be used in human sacrifices for Aztec rituals. And finally, the Iyahqueh guarded trade depots and stations along the trade routes.

New research uncovers how obsidian artifacts reveal the vast trade networks of the Aztec Empire during Tenochtitlan’s early ...

New archaeological research led by Tulane University and Mexico’s Proyecto Templo Mayor has unveiled the extensive trade ...

Researchers analyzed 788 obsidian artifacts from Tenochtitlan, revealing that the Mexica (Aztec) Empire sourced this important material from at least eight different locations, including regions ...

and where its political alliances and economic trade routes stretched. “We can explore different questions about how the Aztecs were organised within their city, but also in relation to the ...

The study sheds new light on the economic networks, rituals and political influence of the Mexica (Aztec) Empire ... conquest but on active long-distance trade, even with rival polities.