INAH, Mexico City, April 03, 2009. After the acceptance that “Czars. Art and Culture of the Russian Empire” had, receiving 300,460 visits, the National Museum of Anthropology (MNA) is preparing to welcome “Teotihuacan, City of Gods”, the international exhibition lodged until January 2009 at Nave Lewis precinct in Parque Fundidora, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. Czars’ exhibition, […]
INAH, Hidalgo, April 02, 2009. National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) archaeologists conducted the rescue of 150 Prehistoric animals’ osseous fragments in a tepetate (caliche or hardpan) mine located in Villa de Tezontepec municipality, in Hidalgo. Preliminary studies indicate the rests would correspond to horse’s ancestors.
INAH, April 01, 2009. To present, near 70% of Maya speakers are adults, and the language presents transmission problems, because teenagers and children are loosing interest in learning it. If the tendency continues, this ancestral language could disappear in less than 100 years.
INAH, March 30, 2009. The project “Mummies in Mexico” has studied for a decade the mummification process in our country. Josefina Mancilla Lory, researcher at the Physical Anthropology Direction (DAF) of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) is the woman in charge of the multidisciplinary team that investigates archaeological and historical human rests […]
INAH, March 30, 2009. Studies performed on 2,500 pieces of the Mutilated Teeth Collection reveal that Mesoamerican cultures had advanced techniques to alter their dentures for cultural purposes, which can be considered a Prehispanic fashion trend. Carvings, notches, perforations and precious stone incrustations on dental pieces with an age up to 2,500 years are some […]
INAH, Uxmal, Yucatan, March 30, 2009. Removal of the old lighting system installed more than 30 years ago at Uxmal Archaeological Zone in Yucatan, has allowed resolving humidity issues that several Prehispanic monuments presented, representing collapse danger. Actions taken guarantee better preservation state of the buildings.
INAH, Palenque, Chiapas, March 25, 2009. The 17th Temple at the Palenque Archaeological Zone, in Chiapas was opened to public after guaranteeing visitor’s safety. After a year of maintenance work, this monument reincorporates to the circuit near Crosses Group, where visitors’ affluence concentrates. In 2008, the direction of the National Institute of Anthropology and History […]
INAH, Santa Maria Atzompa, Oaxaca, March 24, 2009. National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) archaeologists explored recently in Santa Maria Atzompa, Oaxaca, a 45 meters long ballgame court that is the largest found near the ancient city of Monte Alban. Investigations pointed out that other than the central Monte Alban court, the other were […]
Michele Urie, Smithsonian, March 23, 2009 Among the hundreds of plants that have been domesticated in the New World, none has received as much attention or been subject to as much debate as corn, or maize (Zea mays L.), arguably the most important crop of the Americas. Controversies have existed for years over what the […]
