The new age is within the Classic period of Mesoamerican archaeology, whereas the earlier reported ages are at the end of the Preclassic. The new age carries important implications for the timing of population shifts within the Basin of Mexico....
Maya, Mesoamerican Indians occupying a nearly continuous territory in southern Mexico, Guatemala, and northern Belize. In the early 21st century some 30 Mayan languages were spoken by more than five million people, most of whom were bilingual in Spanish. Before the Spanish conquest of Mexico and ...
Mitla, Mesoamerican archaeological site, Oaxaca state, southern Mexico. One of Mexico’s best known ruins, Mitla lies at an elevation of 4,855 feet (1,480 meters) on the eastern edge of one of several cold, high valleys surrounded by the mountains of the
Details in the Archaeology of Caracol, Belize: An Introduction Our archaeological project at the Maya site of Carneol in the Vaca Plateau of Belize has been ongoing since 1985. 11ris decade of archaeological investigation has resulted in a much better understanding' of the extensive Maya city we...
Archeologists believe the sculpture’s “halo” may allude to the setting and rising of the Sun, as the change from day into night was perceived by many Mesoamerican civilizations to be a cycle of the death and rebirth of the solar system. The symbolic meaning of the skull imagery itself is...
Watch on “A good part of the Mesoamerican peoples believed that the origin of the world was linked to the sea. Therefore, marine organisms were treated as relics,” says Báez Pérez in the statement, per a translation bytheArt Newspaper’s Gabriella Angeleti. “Thei...
buildings date back to as early as 1400 BCE, it is likely that the Aztecs began living in this city around the 14th century. The museum within the park is a fascinating place where you can learn more about Aztec culture as well as the many Mesoamerican peoples that preceded them in the ...
Maya,Mesoamerican Indiansoccupying a nearlycontinuousterritory in southernMexico,Guatemala, and northernBelize. In the early 21st century some 30Mayan languageswere spoken by more than five million people, most of whom were bilingual inSpanish. Before theSpanish conquest of Mexico and Central America, ...
In Mesoamerican Architecture as a Cultural Symbol, edited by J.K. Kowalski. Oxford University Press, New York, pp. 111–139. Zimmerman, L.J. 2010. Archaeology Through the Lens of the Local. In Archaeology in situ: Local Perspectives on Sites, Archaeology, and Communities in Greece, edited...
This protest is only the latest instance in which the Mexican government has attempted to intervene in the circulation of Mesoamerican artefacts. In recent years, there have been a number of similar cases; in September 2019, for example, Mexico objected to the auction of 120 artefacts sold by ...