Pre-Columbian art - Finestre sull'Arte

Mexico, new monumental Maya site discovered with 80 buildings

TheNational Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), an entity of the Secretariat of Culture of the Government of Mexico, has registered a new Mayan-era archaeological site in the municipality of Othón P. Blanco, in the state of Quintana ...
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Mexico, new cave paintings from prehistory to 1521 AD discovered during work on Mexico-Querétaro train

In the course of the archaeological preservation activities related to the construction of the Mexico City-Querétaro passenger train, promoted by the Secretaría de Cultura of the Government of Mexico through theNational Institute of Ant...
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Mexico, Toltec altar discovered with human remains near Tula archaeological site

A ritual altar with human remains and offerings was discovered near the archaeological zone of Tula, in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico, during archaeological salvage work related to the construction of the Mexico City-Querétaro passenger rail li...
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For the first time, Portugal returns three illegally taken archaeological artifacts to Mexico

For the first time, Portugal has returned to Mexico archaeological goods illegally removed from its territory. The handover took place on Feb. 12, 2026 at the headquarters of the Mexican Embassy in Lisbon, where Portuguese authorities formally transf...
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Seventh-century tomb discovered in Mexico: for the country, it is the most important find of the last decade

The government of Mexico announced on Jan. 23, 2026, the discovery of a Zapotec (population of south-central Mexico) tomb dating back to 600 A.D., considered, for the country itself, the most significant archaeological find of the last decade. This ...
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More than 100 new structures discovered at Gran Pajatén archaeological site in Peru

A new archaeological discovery has taken place in northeastern Peru, within the Río Abiseo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The World Monuments Fund (WMF) announced the identification of more than 100 previously unknown structures ...
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3,000-year-old Mayan complex with pyramid, shrines and canals discovered in Guatemala

In the heart of Guatemala's northern jungle, about 13 miles from Uaxactún and not far from the border with Mexico, a joint Guatemalan-Slovak archaeological mission has identified a Mayan ceremonial complex dating back about 3,000 years. The di...
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Genoa, tourist returns from South America and discovers he has Nasca and Chiribaya artifacts: returned to Peru

A vacation in South America turned into an international case of cultural property restitution. It happened to a Genoese tourist who returned from Peru with two artifacts purchased out of curiosity, which turned out to be authentic pre-Columbian arti...
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