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

Michael Ruggeri
Con nuevas tecnologías reconstruyen virtualmente la ciudad prehispánica de Tingambato, en Michoacán
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Nuevas tecnologías reconstruyen virtualmente la ciudad prehispánica de Tingambato, en el actual Michoacán. Foto: Arqueólogo José Luis Punzo. INAH. …
May 4
Michael Ruggeri
Parrots
Early Native Americans Imported Exotic Parrots, DNA Reveals
National Geographic - Michael Greshko
The discovery suggests that scarlet macaws were being bred for trade centuries earlier than previously thought. For more than two millennia, indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica have traded macaws and included
Aug 13, 2018
Michael Ruggeri
Localizan 108 petroglifos en la Zona Arqueológica de La Campana, en Colima
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*** Fueron hallados por arqueólogos del INAH que supervisan la primera etapa de construcción del parque arqueoecológico La Campana *** Con un …
Feb 26, 2018
Michael Ruggeri
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
Feb 15, 2018
Michael Ruggeri
“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 …
Feb 7, 2017