PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Philadelphia Museum of Art has acquired three important French Impressionist paintings by Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, and Alfred Sisley, and a pastel by Mary Cassatt, the Pennsylvania native and American expatriate who beca…
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Displays War Rugs from Afghanistan
PHILADELPHIA, PA (AP).- From afar, the ornate rug looks like a blur of color and nondescript geometric patterns. But a closer look reveals the unmistakable shapes of helicopters, tanks and weapons. The Oriental carpet from war-torn Afghanistan exemplif…
Zapoteca and Mixteca Art Together for the First Time at the National Museum of Anthropology
MEXICO CITY.- The Bat God Mask, golden objects from Tomb 7 in Monte Alban, Atzompa ceremonial vases, and the model of a mortuary rite, are part of the great exhibition Six Ancient Cities of Mesoamerica in the National Museum of Anthropology (MNA) that …
Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver Presents Exhibition of Works by Haida Artists
VANCOUVER.- Drawing on MOA’s own collection, as well as those of private collectors and major institutions such as McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Museum of Vancouver, Royal British Columbia Museum, and Royal Ontario Museum, Signed without Sign…
Iconographic Analysis Conducted by Archaeologists on Murals Reveal Maya Military Life
MEXICO CITY.- An iconographic analysis conducted regarding different Maya murals created in Prehispanic times, between 600 and 1000 of the Common Era, have allowed reconstructing hypothetically the way military was integrated in this culture; scenes st…
Maya Funerary Tapestry Restored and Ready for Exhibition
MEXICO CITY.- More than 1,600 years ago, nearly 8,000 shells and seeds gave form to a tapestry part of the funerary attire of a high rank personage of the ancient city of Calakmul. After its discovery in 1998 and hard work restoring and reconstructing …
Burials Were Discovered at Tlatelolco
MEXICO CITY.- More than 130 burials, most likely from the 16th century, were found at the Great Base of Tlatelolco Archaeological Zone, in Mexico City, during the recent exploration season. The remains are being analyzed to determine their age. First traces of this unprecedented funerary complex were registered between 2008 and 2009. The group of skeletons was found placed parting from the center of the Prehispanic structure, from where 126 of 131 registered skeletons were recovered by archaeologists of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH); the rest were left in site for conservation reasons. Archaeologist Salvador Guilliem Arroyo, director of the archaeological project, commented that in order to determine temporality and ethnic affiliation of individuals, the phase of analysis continues, studying the skeletons, associated material (Prehispanic and Colonial ceramics, wood fragments, textile rests and meta