Calixtlahuaca: The City of Fertility?
The city of Calixtlahuaca features a number of interesting references to the Serpent and the creator Gods – and it all starts with the serpentine shape of Building 3.
Calixtlahuaca-Tecaxic Roman Head
The discovery of a Roman figurine at Calixtlahuaca has obviously attracted interest from pseudo-historians and ancient transoceanic contact theorists, but is it really Roman?
The Discovery of the Americas
The discovery of America is often attributed to Christopher Columbus stumbling across it whilst looking for India, but there were many others who may have beaten him…
Monte Alban – A Brief History
A brief look at the history of Monte Alban and how it became the Zapotec capital for over 1000 years…
Monte Alban – The Conquest Slabs?
Mounted into the walls of the Observatory are 40 mysterious images known as the “Conquest Slabs”. But do they actually record sacrifices rather than conquests?
Monte Alban – Are The Danzantes Evidence of an Epidemic?
The Danzantes of Monte Alban are a collection of 300 mysterious images of deformed or mutilated people engraved on huge stone slabs.
Monte Alban – Ancient Observatory
Building J is misaligned, riddled with mysterious chambers and one of the most oddly shaped building of all Mesoamerica. Was it designed to point like an arrow to the stars?
Protected: Our New Zealand Adventure: Pt 1
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