Mike Ruggeri's Ancient West Mexico Magazine

News and reports on all aspects of Ancient West Mexico; The Nayarit, Colima, Mezcala, Jalisco, Chontal, Guerrero, and Tarascan Cultures.

By Michael Ruggeri

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Early Native Americans Imported Exotic Parrots, DNA Reveals
National Geographic - Michael Greshko
Science & InnovationYear of the Bird The discovery suggests that scarlet macaws were being bred for trade centuries earlier than previously thought. 3 Minute Read By Michael Greshko For more than two indigenous
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Localizan 108 petroglifos en la Zona Arqueológica de La Campana, en Colima
inah.gob.mx - Sergio
Localizan 108 petroglifos en la Zona Arqueológica de La Campana, en Colima. Imagen cortesía Ana María Jarquín, INAH. *** Fueron hallados por …
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Laser scanning reveals 'lost' ancient Mexican city 'had as many buildings as Manhattan'
The Guardian - Nicola Davis in Austin
Groundbreaking lidar scanning reveals the true scale of Angamuco, built by the Purépecha from about 900AD Archaeology might evoke thoughts of intrepid explorers and painstaking digging, but in fact researchers
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“Pequeña ventana” a panteón prehispánico, tumba de tiro hallada en la ciudad de Colima
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*** En el espacio funerario se hallaron restos óseos de al menos 12 adultos de sexo masculino *** El osario estaba acompañado por una ofrenda …
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MIKE RUGGERI'S ANCIENT WEST MEXICO
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The El Grillo Complex of Central Jalisco: Teotihuacan Expansion or Epiclassic Movements From the Northern Frontier?; Christopher Beekman
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Publica INAH libro sobre arqueología computacional y difusión cultural
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El INAH abre Museo Comunitario en Chilapa de Álvarez, Guerrero
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*** La comunidad de Tenexatlajco, interesada en preservar su patrimonio, contribuyó con muchas de las piezas paleontológicas que se exhiben *** El …
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Mexican archaeologists excavate 1,600 year-old shaft tomb in the State of Zacatecas
artdaily.com - Ignacio Villarreal
ZACATECAS.- Although it has been known since the 1950’s that inhabitants in the southern part of Zacatecas participated in the tradition of shaft …
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Mexican archaeologists find a 1,500 year old shaft tomb in the state of Colima
artdaily.com - Ignacio Villarreal
MEXICO CITY.- A shaman’s sculpture (represented with a long face and a weapon at hand), is the guardian of a shaft tomb discovered in the state of …
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Western Mexico shaft tomb tradition
wikipedia.org - Contributors to Wikimedia projects
The Western Mexico shaft tomb tradition or shaft tomb culture refers to a set of interlocked cultural traits found in the western Mexican states of …
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Archaeological Finding Confirms Ixcateopan Produced Cotton
artdaily.com - Ignacio Villarreal
MEXICO CITY.- Ixcateopan, in Guerrero, was one of the last settlements to be subjugated by Mexica Empire, becoming tributary in the late 15th and …
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Prehispanic West México
famsi.org - Eduardo Williams
The first archaeologists that wrote about western and northwestern México pointed out that this region was in some way or ways connected to …
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Recent Research In Western Mexican Archaeology
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Introduction: Special Section on Mortuary Practices and Shaft Tombs in Western Mexico: An Homenaje to Phil Weigand.
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The Ex-Laguna de Magdalena and pre-Columbian settlement in Jalisco, Mexico: The integration of archaeological and geomorphological
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Community vs. Lineage Strategies and Built Space in Late Formative through Middle Classic Jalisco.
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FAMSI © 2004 - Christopher Beekman - Public Architecture: Navajas, Jalisco, Mexico
famsi.org - Christopher Beekman
With contributions by Gregory Tyndall, Bruce Benz, Sarah Jennings, Kathy Beekman, and Bruno Calgaro. Research Year: 2003 Culture: Teuchitlán …
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El Grillo and Epilogue. The Reestablishment of Community and Identity in Far Western Mexico.
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Kerr Portfolio Results
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Mesoamerican Symbols of Authority in the Shaft Tomb Figures of West Mexico
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Corporate Power Strategies In the Late Formative to Early Classic Tequila Valleys of Central Jalisco
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The Chronological Context of the Central Jalisco Shaft Tombs
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The Shaft Tombs of the Atemajac Valley and Their Relation to Settlement
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Chinesca Culture Offering Found in Tepic
artdaily.com - Ignacio Villarreal
MEXICO CITY.- A funerary offering of Chinesca culture integrated by 8 ceramic pieces created between 200 BC and 400 AD was found in Tepic …
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Green Stones in Central Jalisco
famsi.org - López Mestas Camberos
Green Stones in Central Jalisco Translation of the Spanish by Eduardo Williams Ver este informe en Español. Research Year: 2004 Culture: Teuchitlán …
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El Teúl
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El Teúl is an important archaeological mesoamerican site located on a hill with the same name in the Teúl Municipality in the south of the Zacatecas …
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Agricultural Pole Rituals and Rulership In Late Formative Central Jalisco
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The Teuchitlan Tradition: Rise of a Statelike Society
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The Pyramids at Teuchitlan, Mexico - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
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Teuchitlán represents one of the first settlement systems with a civilized lifestyle in this area. The circular structures, over two thousand years …