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1,300-Year-Old Maize God Sculpture Discovered in Mexico Reveals Epiclassic Beliefs
A 1,300-year-old maize god sculpture discovered in Tlaxcala, Mexico, is offering rare insight into Epiclassic Mesoamerican belief systems and cultural connections across the region. The basalt artifact was uncovered in San Damián Texoloc during excavation work on private land. The recovery was led by José Eduardo Contreras Martínez, working with the National Institute of Anthropology…
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Researchers May Have Deciphered the Lost Language of Teotihuacan, Linking the Ancient City to the Aztec World
For centuries, one of Mesoamerica’s greatest enigmas has remained unsolved: the language of Teotihuacan. Now, two researchers from the University of Copenhagen — Dr. Christophe Helmke and Dr. Magnus Pharao Hansen — may have cracked the code behind the mysterious symbols covering the city’s ancient murals and pottery. Their study, published in Current Anthropology, proposes…