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Back in Mexico, 'Earth Monster' sculpture points to ancient beliefs

A massive stone sculpture carved by Olmec artists more than 2,000 years ago that evokes ancient religious beliefs has returned to Mexico after decades in the United States in a homecoming cheered by officials and scholars.

Reuters · May 27, 2023

Ancient bodies found in Mexico City show shared Catholic, pre-Hispanic graves

The remains of 28 human bodies buried at least four hundred years ago in Mexico indicate the comingling of pre-Hispanic and Catholic cultures that Spanish colonizers introduced, local researchers told Reuters.

Reuters · Feb 21, 2023

In Mexico, ancient Zapotec tombs reveal colorful murals depicting war

Brightly-painted Zapotec murals invoking warfare recently unearthed from tombs in southern Mexico may date back nearly 2,000 years, officials said late on Wednesday of the find that sheds new light on the ancient civilization's funerary rites.

Reuters · Jan 19, 2023