When the first Spanish conquistadors arrived in the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan in 1519, they claimed to have witnessed a ...
"It's like a city frozen in time," said archaeologist Pedro Guillermo Ramón Celis of Canada's McGill University.
LiDAR was the key technology that enabled Ramón Celis to uncover the full scale of Guiengola. Unlike traditional ...
Archaeologists excavating at the foot of the Aztecs’ Great Temple, in downtown Mexico City, discovered a dazzling collection of gold artifacts and the skeleton of a juvenile wolf. Occupying a ...
Understanding the Zapotecs’ level of political and social organization provides insight into their agency in negotiations ...
The University of Richmond recently held a repatriation ceremony to return a collection of ancient pre-Hispanic artifacts to ...
Ramón Celis explained that the city was likely abandoned shortly before the arrival of the Spanish in Mexico. Descendants of the residents of Guiengola still live about 12 miles away, in the ...
U.S. News compiled this list of the best tours in Mexico City based on expert input and reviewer sentiment. Whether you want to cycle your way through the city, explore nearby archaeological sites ...