MEXICO CITY.- A stairway with Maya hieroglyphs was discovered at El Palmar Archaeological Zone, in southeast Campeche, by experts from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), the University of Arizona (UA) and the National Autonomous…
Power Structure at El Tajin Revealed: City was Not Governed by One Single Person
MEXICO CITY.- New hypotheses about the last stage and government of El Tajin civilization point out to a rule that was not exclusive of one person but of several, as announced in a conference series organized by the National Institute of Anthropology a…
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…
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…
Archaeologists Discover Two More Human Skeletons Accompanied by a Rich Offering
MEXICO CITY.- After discovering a 2,700 year old tomb, probably the earliest in Mesoamerica, the team of specialists of the Chiapa de Corzo Archaeological Project discovered another multiple burial that probably dates from 500 BC, which was accompanied…
Archaeologists Discover Two More Human Skeletons Accompanied by a Rich Offering at Chiapa de Corzo
MEXICO CITY.- After discovering a 2,700 year old tomb, probably the earliest in Mesoamerica, the team of specialists of the Chiapa de Corzo Archaeological Project discovered another multiple burial that probably dates from 500 BC, which was accompanied…
Archaeologists Discover Two More Human Skeletons Accompanied by a Rich Offering at Chiapa de Corzo
MEXICO CITY.- After discovering a 2,700 year old tomb, probably the earliest in Mesoamerica, the team of specialists of the Chiapa de Corzo Archaeological Project discovered another multiple burial that probably dates from 500 BC, which was accompanied…
Fossils Reveal that Maya People Knew about Prehistory
MEXICO CITY.- Recent interdisciplinary investigations regarding 31 marine fossils found at Palenque Archaeological Zone, in Chiapas, reveal that Maya people conceived their beliefs parting from this kind of vestiges, so their idea of the underworld was…