
Weird History
The Mysterious Disease That Wiped Out the Aztecs
2022 • E29 Mar 9, 2022 12m
For hundreds of years, history left us wondering what disease killed the Aztecs in the mid-1500s. Many assumed the Aztecs were one of many Central American groups to be wiped out by European diseases like smallpox. However, DNA testing has unearthed new evidence about what really killed 80% of the Aztecs.