MEXICO CITY.- Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) conducted for the first time the three-dimensional registration of a shaft tomb, underground spaces used during Prehispanic time as funerary chambers in the wes…
Mexican Funerary Masks Travel to France for Exhibition at the Pinacothèque de Paris
MEXICO CITY.- After its successful presentation at the National Anthropology Museum, the exhibition “Rostros de la divinidad. Los mosaicos mayas de piedra verde” (Faces of Divinity. Greenstone Maya Mosaics) will travel to Paris, France, where…
After Renovation, New Museum of the Mexican Revolution Inaugurated in Chihuahua
MEXICO CITY.- After architectural and museographic renovation that presents the strategic role the frontier with United States had during the Revolution, the former Ciudad Juarez Museum of History was inaugurated as the Museum of the Revolution at the…
New Museum of the Mexican Revolution Inaugurated in Chihuahua
MEXICO CITY.- After architectural and museographic renovation that presents the strategic role the frontier with United States had during the Revolution, the former Ciudad Juarez Museum of History was inaugurated as the Museum of the Revolution at the…
The Second Stage of San Juan de Ulua Fortress in Veracruz Restoration Has Begun
MEXICO CITY.- The value enhancement of San Juan de Ulua Fortress in Veracruz Port, one of the priority projects of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) will undergo soon its second stage, which includes work as the integral restora…
More than 350,000 have Visited the First Exhibition in Mexico Dedicated to Moctezuma II
MEXICO CITY.- More than 350,000 persons have visited the exhibition “Moctezuma II. Time and Destiny of a Ruler”, which opened at the Templo Mayor Museum on June 17th 2010, where 220 Prehispanic and Colonial jewels account for the life of the …
Entrance of Winter Illuminates Rock Painting in Baja California Archaeological Site
MEXICO CITY.- On the morning of December 21, a sunray entered a rocky shelter and illuminated the rock painting known as “El Diablito” The astronomical phenomenon of the Winter solstice that takes place every December 21st was observed at El …
Entrance of Winter Illuminates Rock Painting Known as "El Diablito" in Baja California Archaeological Site
MEXICO CITY.- On the morning of December 21, a sunray entered a rocky shelter and illuminated the rock painting known as “El Diablito” The astronomical phenomenon of the Winter solstice that takes place every December 21st was observed at El …
Archaeo-zoology Studies Say Canidae Were Bred in Teotihuacan with Ritual Purposes
MEXICO CITY.- Archaeo-zoology studies applied to skeletons of canidae found in burials at the Moon Pyramid and the Quetzalcoatl Temple revealed they practiced hybridization between dogs and wolves. Parting from archaeo-zoology studies applied to canida…
Short Film Celebrates 75th Anniversary of Mural Painting Made by Diego Rivera
MEXICO CITY.- To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the mural painting created by Mexican artist Diego Rivera, the short film 200 Segundos. Una Vision de la Historia de Mexico (200 Seconds: a vision of Mexican history) was projected at the National Muse…