MEXICO CITY.- The name of a Maya ruler that did not appear in the dynastic line of the ancient city of Tonina was recently identified by specialists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) based on hieroglyphs found on a sculptur…
Mexico’s Anthropology Specialists Identify Name of Maya Ruler
MEXICO CITY.- The name of a Maya ruler that did not appear in the dynastic line of the ancient city of Tonina was recently identified by specialists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) based on hieroglyphs found on a sculptur…
Mexican Archaeologists Extract 10,000 Year-Old Skeleton from Flooded Cave in Quintana Roo
MEXICO CITY.- One of the earliest human skeletons of America, which belonged to a person that lived more than 10,000 years ago, in the Ice Age, was recovered by Mexican specialists from a flooded cave in Quintana Roo. The information it has lodged for …
Finding Reveals Contact Between Teotihuacan and Costa Grande Region
MEXICO CITY.- Nearly 6,000 fragments of Teotihuacan-style ceramics, more than 1,400 years old, were found recently in Costa Grande Region, in Guerrero, by specialists of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH). The finding reveals th…
Anthropological Exhibition in Mexico City Examines Ancient Diseases in Bones
MEXICO CITY.- In bones, like in paper and photographic film, the history of what happened remains; those who “read” these imprints are physical anthropologists and they have discovered diseases of other eras. This knowledge is captured in the…
Nagual’s Prehispanic Symbolism is Investigated by INAH
MEXICO CITY.- The Nagual was a being that protected sacred spaces among Mesoamerican cultures. To present this concept has been distorted to the point of being associated with curses. To study and rescue the original concept and cultural value of thes…
Archaeologists Find Aztec Remains During Drilling of New Subway Line in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY (REUTERS).- Archeologists have uncovered more than 500-year-old remains of about 50 Aztec children, some of them stuffed into ceramic jars for burial, during excavations for a new subway line in Mexico City. The team from Mexico’s National …
INAH Adds Up to Commemorations by Improving Museums
MEXICO CITY.- Improving emblematic museums dedicated to the Independence and Revolution, to be enjoyed by present and future generations, as well as launching national and foreign exhibitions, is how the National Institute of Anthropology and History (…
Remains of Mexican Independence Heroes Underwent Restoration
MEXICO CITY.- Osseous remains of 14 Insurgent heroes that rest in the Independence Column in Mexico City underwent, for the first time in history, a meticulous process of restoration and preservation conducted by specialists from the National Institute…
Funerary Masks of Six Maya Rulers on View at the National Museum of Anthropology
MEXICO CITY.- The goods found in graves of six leaders of the classic period of Maya culture (AD 200-900), which had been distributed to various museums after the exploration of their graves, now recover their original meaning in an exhibition that ope…