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Mexican Archaeology
Futurity.org – Ancient DNA opens Aztec ‘cold case’
For centuries, the fate of the original Otomí inhabitants of Xaltocan, the capital of a pre-Aztec Mexican city-state, has remained unknown. Researchers have long wondered whether they assimilated with the Aztecs or abandoned the town altogether. Anthropologists sampled mitochondrial aDNA from 25 bodies recovered from patios outside excavated houses in Xaltocan. They found that the … Continue reading
Who created Las Labradas petroglyphs? : Past Horizons Archaeology
Fifty miles north of Mazatlan in Sinaloa State, north west Mexico, there is a beach known as Las Labradas where the rocks are covered in over 600 petroglyphs. Now Mexican investigators have uncovered archaeological sites in the vicinity dating to the Archaic period (2500-1000 BCE) along with another later site that may provide clues to … Continue reading
Mexican archaeologists discover the tomb of a pre-hispanic governor in Copalita
The sepulcher of an individual that (possibly) governed a place known today as Bocana del Río Copalita in Huatulco, Oaxaca, 1300 years ago, was discovered by investigators of the ceremonial area of this archaeological site. Here another 38 burials were found, some of which were individuals whom they believe part of the elite.
Mexico City’s Aztec Past Keeps Emerging in the Present – NYTimes.com
The skeleton is that of a young woman, perhaps an Aztec noble, found intact and buried in the empire’s most sacred spot more than 500 years ago. Almost 2,000 human bones were heaped around her, and she is a mystery.
Archaeologists discover a sculpture representing a jaguar estimated to be 2,000 years old
A monolithic sculpture representing a jaguar lying down, weighing about a ton was discovered recently in the pre Hispanic site of Izapa, in the Soconusco region of Chiapas. The engraved sculpture, estimated to be about 2,000 years old, was found in a riverbed and because of its weight it was not taken out immediately, but … Continue reading
Maya Collapse Tied To Drought, Deforestation
The city states of the ancient Mayan empire flourished in southern Mexico and northern Central America for about six centuries. Then, around A.D. 900 Mayan civilization disintegrated.
Ancient Gem-Studded Teeth Show Skill of Early Dentists
*Mexikaresistance.com Note: An older story, but worth reading. The glittering “grills” of some hip-hop stars aren’t exactly unprecedented. Sophisticated dentistry allowed Native Americans to add bling to their teeth as far back as 2,500 years ago, a new study says.
Pictures: “Important” Aztec Child Burials Found
*Mexikaresistance.com Note: It’s amusing how “sacrifice” is splashed across the headline of this article, yet the article itself tells a different story. They say that illness was a likely factor, and that some (some, not all) of the bodies had a hole in their head. Why the automatic assumption that this was some sort of … Continue reading
Maya ruins buried under Mexican highway preserved
Mexico City, June 7 (IANS/EFE) Mexican authorities have preserved an archaeological area with several Maya buildings more than 1,500 years old that were buried under a highway in the Yucatan peninsula.
Sky News: Archaeological discoveries in Guatemala
Archaeologists in Guatemala on Thursday (June 28) announce they discovered the second-known reference to the ‘end date’ of the Mayan calendar at newly-uncovered 1,300 year-old panels at the La Corona archaeological site, one of the most significant hieroglyphic discoveries in decades.
