Native American 14th-century’ sweat lodge’ discovered in Mexico City Archaeologists in Mexico City’s ancient La Merced district have unearthed a pre-Hispanic mesoamerican sauna from the 14th century. The BBC reports that several primary sections of the ancient sweat lodge still exist remarkably intact. The Mesoamericans of the period built these ancestral saunas, known as temazcals, for … Continue reading Native American 14th-century’ sweat lodge’ discovered in Mexico City →

600-Year-Old Foundations Unearthed in Mexicapan Archeologists in the Mexico City district of Azcapotzalco have discovered the base of the pre-Hispanic house and other building remnants of an ancient settlement. In a declaration, the INAH confirmed that the finds in the historic center of the northern borough were part of the ancient altépetl, or city-state, of Mexicapan. The … Continue reading 600-Year-Old Foundations Unearthed in Mexicapan →

More Than 3,500 Copper Coins Repatriated to Mexico 3,500 tongue-like copper coins were handed over to Mexican authorities in the United States. Mexico daily news Reported. The Mexican Consulate Jessica Cascante in Miami said the coins are thought to have been used in what are now the southwestern Mexican states of Guerrero and Michoacán between A.D. … Continue reading More Than 3,500 Copper Coins Repatriated to Mexico →

This is the World’s largest pyramid, and it’s hidden inside a mountain Although Giza’s Great Pyramid in Egypt is by far the world’s most widely debated pyramid, it isn’t the biggest by a long shot. That title goes to the Great Pyramid of Cholula – an ancient Aztec temple in Puebla, Mexico with a base … Continue reading This is the World’s largest pyramid, and it’s hidden inside a mountain →

Archaeology shock: Experts discover mysterious Mayan palace lost for 1,000 years Ancient building found 100 miles west of Cancùn estimated to be more than 1,000 years old Archaeological work carried out by experts “has allowed confirming the existence of a palace to the east of the main square” of the so-called architectural Group C, INAH … Continue reading Archaeology shock: Experts discover mysterious Mayan palace lost for 1,000 years →

Possible 16th-Century Spanish Anchors Found Near Mexico The exact location where the anchors were found was when the Spanish Conquistador Hernan Cortes was sinking his ships in order to prevent a return to Cuba by opposing the leaders of his army. Anchor studies have shown that their morphology places the anchors to the 16th century. Their orientation … Continue reading Possible 16th-Century Spanish Anchors Found Near Mexico →

Stone tables found in Chichen Itza reveal unknown information on the ancient Maya According to a report in The Smithsonianmag, a team of archaeologists led by José Francisco Osorio León and Francisco Pérez Ruiz of Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History has found 1,000-year-old pieces of a limestone table inscribed with hieroglyphs and human … Continue reading Stone tables found in Chichen Itza reveal unknown information on the ancient Maya →

Boy Found Million-Year-Old Fossil by Tripping Over It For example, while walking through the New Mexican desert, something turns out to be a fossil of Stegomastodon from 1.2 million years ago, you could see some benefits. Jude Sparks, 9, was doing this last October when he and his parents visited the Orange Mountains. The brother … Continue reading Boy Found Million-Year-Old Fossil by Tripping Over It →

17th-Century Tunnel Decorated with Pre-Hispanic Carvings Discovered in Mexico Historians in Mexico have found an intriguing, 11 drawings decorated tunnel from the 17th century. The pictures were created before the Spanish conquistadors arrived, but were incorporated into the walls of the tunnel when it was built centuries later. This suggests that the Aztecs, known for … Continue reading 17th-Century Tunnel Decorated with Pre-Hispanic Carvings Discovered in Mexico →