A 2,300-year-old tomb in western Guatemala is being called the grave of “the ruler who bridged the gaps between Olmec and Mayan cultures and initiated the slow transition to Mayan rule,” according to archaeologist Miguel Orrego. Although his remains have disintegrated, the man known as K’utz Chman was buried with a jade pendant carved in […]

Historical documents indicate that the Otomí inhabitants of Xaltocan, which is located in central Mexico, abandoned their homes in the mid-fifteenth century following a military defeat, and were then replaced by the Aztecs. Archaeological evidence from the site, however, suggests that the Otomí were assimilated into the new population. A new study of mitochondrial DNA, […]