Twenty Human Skeletons and Fragments of Colonial Ceramic Found by INAH Archaeologists

MEXICO CITY.- Nearly 20 human skeletons and fragments of Colonial ceramic were found in a 16th century cemetery by archaeologists of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) in the back of Casa de Cortes, in La Antigua, Veracruz. Excavations conducted since June 2010 had already found 8 skeletons, but the arrival of Hurricane Karl derived in the discovery of more remains. The findings are part of the archaeological restoration project conducted by INAH through its Veracruz Center. Archaeologist Judith Hernandez Aranda, coordinator of the excavations financed by the Veracruz State Government and Fundacion GEO, informed that labors are taking place in the cemetery of the former San Cristo del Buen Viaje Temple, registered also as Santo Cristo del Calvario, known thanks to previous historical research. Most of the bone and ceramic material dates from the 16th to 19th centuries, but some Prehispanic ceramic foun

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