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La Pintada

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:48:27 GMT

. The "La Pintada" rock art site consists of two different areas.

Valley of the Caves, Chihuahua

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:40:41 GMT

]]>. Cave or Rock Shelter in Chihuahua, Mexico

Cerro De Trincheras

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:00:49 GMT

]]>Archaeological dig finds that ancient groups cremated and buried their departed in pots. See comment.. Ancient Village or Settlement in Sonora.A terraced hillside town, dating to A.D. 1300 - 1450 in the Sonoran desert. The terraces are built of local stone and hug the west north and east flanks of the hill immediately outside the modern village. Home sites include pit houses and stone walled rooms. Population is estimated to have been about 1000.

Cantil de las animas

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:59:42 GMT

Mexican archaeologists find complex panel of 1,000 year-old petroglyphs in Nayarit. See comment.. Rock Art in Nayarit.A complex panel of petroglyphs attributed to the Azltan culture, and therefore dated to between 850 and 1350 AD. The panel is about 4 meters long and 2 meters wide, and is located in the mountian region above the Pacific coastal heart of the Azlatan culture.

Los Guachimontones

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 03:51:19 GMT

. Ancient Temple in Jalisco State.Circular stepped pyramids among a complex of building sites. Dates from 300BC to ~900AD.

Cueva del Maguey

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:51:40 GMT

. Ancient Village or Settlement in Durango, Mexico.

Tlatelolco

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 04:15:58 GMT

]]>Mexican Archaeologists Find Ancient Staircase at Tlatelolco, May Confirm First Building Dates.. Ancient City in the Federal District of Mexico.Although it was a separate city state, Tlatelolco shared its location on a massive "island" with its larger and more dominant neighbor, Tenochtitlan.

Nevado de Toluca

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 14:37:14 GMT

Mexican Archaeologists Report Finding Prehispanic Objects at Nevado de Toluca . Volcano in Mexico State, Mexico. 1,300 year-old ceramic fragments and greenstone beads were found in the crater of this volcano, representing the earliest ritual objects found so far at the high mountain ceremonial space. The Lake of the Moon and the Lake of the Sun are two lakes formed in the crater of the extinct Nevado de Toluca Volcano. Offering artefacts indicate that people used the volcano and the lakes as sacred sites from as early as 100BC and into the era of the Spanish Conquest.

Museo Nacional de Antropolog�a

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 05:51:54 GMT

]]>Teotihuacan's Colorful Mosaic Mask Verified as an Authentic Pre-Conquest Artifact. . Museum in the Distrito Federal.The world's largest and most significant collection of archaeological and anthropological artifacts of pre-Columbian Mexico. The museum also houses ethnographic exhibits of the varied indigenous ethnic cultures of modern Mexico.

Xihuatoxtla

Sun, 30 May 2010 04:47:38 GMT

Mexico's Rio Balsas Valley probable home to maize domestication from teosinte grass.. Rock Shelter in Rio Balsas valley, Guerrero, Mexico.Rockshelter formed in the area beneath an immense boulder. Evidence of occupation (grinding tools, knapped blades) dating 8900 to 8600 years ago. Noteworthy for starch grain and phytolith evidence indicating very early dates for domesticated maize and squash.