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Aztec House and Floating Gardens Discovered Under Mexico City
Archaeologists performing excavations in Mexico City’s Centro neighborhood dug up more than they ... Aztec dwelling, Archaeologists performing excavations in Mexico City’s Centro neighborhood dug up more than they ... both the pre- and post-Spanish conquest eras. Experts from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History ( ...
Nathan Falde - 07/05/2022 - 14:53
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Over 500 Pre-Hispanic Obsidian Mine Shafts Uncovered in Central Mexico
... mined by the pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican tribes of Central Mexico, located just 31 miles (49.88 kilometers) northeast of ... mined by the pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican tribes of Central Mexico, located just 31 miles (49.88 kilometers) northeast of ... in the Sierra de las Navajas mountainous area of Central Mexico, 31 miles (49.88 kilometers) northeast of the ancient ...
Sahir - 29/09/2022 - 18:57
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Is the Island of Dolls Haunted? An Eerie Tribute to a Little Mexican Girl
... as La Isla de las Muñecas in Spanish) is a chinampa in Mexico City, Mexico. The Island of Dolls (known also as La Isla de las Muñecas in Spanish) is a chinampa in Mexico City, Mexico . As its name suggests, dolls are found ...
dhwty - 21/04/2019 - 18:56
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Ancient Inhabitants of the Great City of Teotihuacan in Mexico Farmed Rabbits
... of Teotihuacan, which existed northeast of what is now Mexico City from A.D. 1-600. The authors performed an ... the ancient city and 13 modern wild specimens from central Mexico to compare their potential diets and ecology. Aztec carving of a rabbit. Anthropological Museum of Mexico City. ( Elainn / DeviantArt ) Compared to modern wild ...
ancient-origins - 20/08/2016 - 03:49
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Huge, Vibrant Snake Head from the Mexica Era Uncovered in Mexico City
In September 2022, beneath the surface of Mexico City and amidst the tremors of an earthquake, a ... era. In September 2022, beneath the surface of Mexico City and amidst the tremors of an earthquake, a ... eastern part of UNAM's (National Autonomous University of Mexico) former School of Jurisprudence building in Mexico ...
Gary Manners - 13/10/2023 - 14:45
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The Zapotecs of Monte Alban - The First Civilization in Western Mexico?
... having been one of the earliest sites of civilization in Mexico . Oaxaca is also where of one of the earliest ceremonial structures and defensive barriers in Mexico, dating to 1300 BC, was built. The first urban culture ... Stone Panels Depicting Mayan Ballplayers Revealed Were Mexico’s Circular Pyramids Really Made for a Flying ...
Caleb Strom - 30/06/2019 - 22:43
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Mexican Government Recovers One Ton Olmec Statue Of “Earth Monster”
... to be from Chalcatzingo, a large archaeological site in Mexico. (Photo by Kent Reilly III. Courtesy Mario Córdova/ ... located in the state of Morelos in south-central Mexico. The site is an essential part of the Mesoamerican ... "Our Consul Jorge Islas in New York confirms to me that Mexico's most sought Olmec piece has been recovered and is ...
Sahir - 04/04/2023 - 18:54
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Astonishing Zapotec Ruins and Carvings Found in Mexico
... discovery has been made on top of a mountain in Mexico. Archaeologists and locals have been exploring a site ... discovery has been made on top of a mountain in Mexico. Archaeologists and locals have been exploring a site ... Cruz Huehuepiaxtla, which is in Puebla state in south-west Mexico. This area of the country is rich in historic ruins ...
Ed Whelan - 25/07/2020 - 20:38
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650-Year-Old Temple to Aztec Wind God Unearthed Under Supermarket in Mexico
... been unearthed during the demolition of a supermarket in Mexico City. The circular temple is about 650 years old and ... and pottery were found. Pedro Francisco Sánchez Nava of Mexico’s National Anthropology and History Institute (INAH) ... surprise. The foundations of the unearthed temple to in Mexico City. ( Mauricio Marat/INAH ) More of the platform was ...
Alicia McDermott - 03/12/2016 - 21:50
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Sacrificial gifts found at Aztec Temple in Mexico feature a trove of diverse species
One of the great archaeological sites in Mexico is the sprawling ancient city of Tenochtitlan, ... as 111 different species. Offering 126 from Templo Mayor, Mexico. Credit: INAH Past Horizons writes, “40 of them ... from Florida, the West Indies, the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, and all along the western coast ...
lizleafloor - 24/05/2018 - 04:16
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Once Hidden in Plain Sight and Surprisingly Ignored: The Great Pyramid of Cholula
... just outside Puebla, the fourth largest city in modern day Mexico. This pyramid was dedicated to Quetzalcoatl, one of ... was a large city and the religious center of highland Mexico. Model of the city and Great Pyramid of Cholula. Cholula Museum, Puebla, Mexico. ( CC BY SA 4.0 ) It has also been speculated that the ...
dhwty - 09/12/2015 - 15:06
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Wreck of Maya Slave Ship Found in Gulf of Mexico
A shipwreck identified in the Gulf of Mexico has thrown a light on a forgotten and dark episode in ... Maya people A shipwreck identified in the Gulf of Mexico has thrown a light on a forgotten and dark episode in ... during a bloody revolt known as the War of the Castes in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula . The discovery was made by ...
Ed Whelan - 18/09/2020 - 18:04
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Ritual Mask of Legendary 7th century Maya King Pakal the Great has been unearthed in Mexico
Archaeologists digging in Mexico's Palenque ruins have uncovered a mask believed to ... commonly known a ‘Pakal the Great’ - one of ancient Mexico’s most prolific figures. Having become King at the ... "Big Water"), was a Maya city state in southern Mexico dating from about 226 BC to AD 800. Located near ...
ashley cowie - 27/08/2018 - 18:09
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Mexico Wants to Run a Tourist Train Through its Maya Heartland — Should It?
... is focused on increasing fossil fuel production in Mexico and rebuilding the coal industry – has ... a landscape architecture scholar who has studied Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, I agree that the Maya Train ... that’s geographically isolated from the rest of Mexico and Central America, has already suffered mass ...
ancient-origins - 18/08/2019 - 23:00
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Bones Reveal Story of Three African Slaves During Spanish Colonialism
... African slaves identified from a mass burial site in Mexico City . Using a combination of genetic, osteological, ... San José de los Naturales, Osteology Laboratory, (ENAH), Mexico City, Mexico. Photo: R. Barquera & N. Bernal.) Mass grave The three ...
ancient-origins - 01/05/2020 - 13:57
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Archaeologists in Mexico Uncover Remains of a Teotihuacan Village Almost 1,600 Years Old
... and History (INAH) have made a groundbreaking discovery in Mexico City's Tlatelolco area. Archaeologists from the ... and History (INAH) have made a groundbreaking discovery in Mexico City's Tlatelolco area - the remains of a Teotihuacan ... village near the Nonoalco-Tlatelolco Urban Complex in Mexico City. This site had been initially reported by ...
Sahir - 03/08/2023 - 18:59
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Tzompantli, A Morbid Aztec Skull Rack, Unearthed In Mexico City
... the ancient Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan , below modern day Mexico City. According to The BBC , the National Institute ... Section of the huey tzompantli (skull rack) found under Mexico City. ( INAH ) Tzompantli: Gifts for the Gods Or the Gods Themselves? Reuters in Mexico City say this deathly feature was still active in the ...
ashley cowie - 12/12/2020 - 21:28
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Experts in Mexico Finally Declare the Grolier Codex is the Real Deal
Mexico's National Institute of History and Anthropology has ... known as the “Grolier Codex”, is authentic. Mexico's National Institute of History and Anthropology has ... who displayed it in New York, before it was returned to Mexico in 1974. An Ancient Maya City Founded by a God and ...
Ed Whelan - 04/09/2018 - 18:58
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Scholarly Sleuths Scuttle Shady Sale of Letter Sent to Hernán Cortés
In September 2020, a trio of scholars based in Mexico and Spain managed to stop the sale of a valuable ... that had been stolen from the National Archives of Mexico (AGN), Mexico News Daily reports. In September 2020, a trio of ...
Nathan Falde - 16/05/2021 - 14:59
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A Red Palace for the Red Queen at Palenque, Mexico
Archaeologists and restorers working Mexico’s Palenque Palace have not only discovered a new ... were painted red. Archaeologists and restorers working Mexico’s Palenque Palace have not only discovered a new ... Zone of Palenque , in the Chiapas state in southern Mexico, the Maya Palenque Palace served as both the ...
ashley cowie - 06/07/2022 - 22:58