Mexico Archive
Artifacts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The ancient Maya created many books, but almost all of them were burned by conquistadors and clergy. One of those who significantly contributed
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - While excavating a stone sanctuary in a pond on the side of a volcano east of Mexico City, archaeologists discovered what appears to be a 1,000-year-old mini
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Mixtec people called themselves the Ñuu Savi - "People of the Rain" and lived in three mountainous areas of present-day Oaxaca in Southwestern
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Beneath our feet, there can still be many secret underground worlds we know nothing about. Ancient myths and legends tell stories of remarkable underground
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - According to the Book of Chilam Balam of Chumayel, Hunac Ceel, ruler of Mayapan, conquered Chichén Itzá in the 13th century. Archaeological data, on the other
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - On December 26, 1665, the Codex Cospi (or Codex Bologna) was given as a Christmas gift to the Italian nobleman Ferdinando Cospi (1606 -
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Featured Stories
AncientPages.com - Located about 35 miles (55 km) southeast of modern Mérida, Yucatán state, Mexico, the Mayan city of Mayapan was the largest city between 1100 to 1450. The
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Scientists have discovered an ancient secret tunnel beneath the Pyramid of the Moon in Mexico’s Teotihuacan. Teotihuacán is an ancient site where the circumstances of its destruction
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Pulque is Mexico's oldest alcoholic beverage. Known as the "Drink of the Gods, it was drunk by the Maya, Aztecs, Huastecs, and other
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - How many more ancient, lost cities are still hidden deep in the jungle in Mexico? Precious ancient artifacts, mysterious structures, remarkable pyramids, just imagine
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In ancient Maya beliefs, Camazotz (Camoazotz) was a vampire bat god. Camazotz means "death bat" in the Quiché Maya language. Chinese cultures see the
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Located on the slopes in the State of Veracruz, Mexico there is a very intriguing ancient Olmec site known as Tres Zapotes. A Professor of Anthropology who
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News
AncientPages.com - On April 3, 686, Maya king Yuknoom Ixquiac (Yuknoom Yich'aak K'ahk') - "Jaguar Paw Smoke" assumes the crown of Calakmul, now a Maya archaeological site in the
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Giant ancient palace unearthed in Mexico was the ruler's home and the seat of government. Archaeologists say it is the oldest ever palace excavated in Mexico's Valley of
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Codex Borgia (or Codex Yoalli Ehēcatl) has a somewhat obscure past. There is a special group of mostly pre-Columbian manuscripts that originate from
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Aztec Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Located in the Toluca Valley of highland central Mexico, Calixtlahuaca is one of the few Aztec-related urban sites, of which architecture and stone
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The ancient Maya site Tulum is the Yucatan Mayan word for ‘fence, trench or wall’ but it also has another name ‘Zama’, meaning
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News
AncientPages.com - On July 29, 615, K'inich Janaab' Pakal ascended the throne of the Mayan city-state of Palenque at the age of 12 and ruled until his death. During
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Teotihuacán is an ancient site where the circumstances of its destruction are not entirely clear. The people who created it are completely unknown, and
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - After Teotihuacan Empire eventually went into decline around 600- 700 CE, the Pre-Hispanic City of El Tajin (“place of the invisible beings or
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Civilizations
AncientPages.com - Many secrets are hidden in Teotihuacan, northeast of Mexico City, Mexico. Aztecs and the Toltecs, reached a place called Teotihuacan that was already enshrined in myth.
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News
AncientPages.com - On June 7, 1863, French troops under General François Achille Bazaine entered Mexico City. The main army entered the city three days later, led by a
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Ancient History Facts
AncientPages.com - 'Tlatoani' (literally means 'speaker' or "king" in English), was an official to whom all household heads owed allegiance, respect, and tax obligations. 'Tlatoani' had an important role
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages - Almost two thousand years ago, the Zapotec people built the city at the top of the mountain. This mysterious city, probably about 3000 years
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - A remarkable, ancient archaeological site Guachimontones (‘Los Guachimontones’) is located just outside the modest little town of Teuchitlán, Jalisco, 43 kilometers (26 miles) west
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Artifacts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - There are still many un-deciphered ancient scripts scientists try to learn more about. Among them is the mysterious Isthmian script, also been referred to
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - “Chac Mool” (chacmool) is one of the most famous ancient statues throughout Mexico and it has been seen in many important ancient places. 'Chacmool'
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Ancient History Facts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Located in Cholula, Puebla, Mexico, the pyramid stands 55 meters (180 ft) above the surrounding plain, and in its final form, it measured 400 by 400
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - As many other Mayan archaeological sites, Dzibilchaltun (“place where there is writing on flat rocks”) is a striking place. It does not have huge
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Artifacts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - These curious male and female figurines from the ancient Mexican city of Teotihuacan have long puzzled researchers. They simply defy an explanation. Once, they
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - One of the major forces, which influenced the rise and fall of agrarian states in Mexico and Peru was climate variability, according to researchers a new
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Image Of The Day
AncientPages.com - The Pyramid of the Magician ("pyramid of the foreteller") is a Mesoamerican step-pyramid located in the ancient, Pre-Columbian city of Uxmal, Mexico. Also referred to as
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Artifacts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Olmec developed an iconic and sophisticated artistic style as early as the second millennium BC. This civilization is best known for creating
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