Xochicalco: The Observatory and Caves
Xochicalco features a very precise zenith-tube, which will illuminate a cave floor with a very bright light when the sun moves directly overhead – but obviously this isn’t all it does!
Mesoamerican Caritas Sonrientes
The “Caritas Sonrientes”, or “Smiley Faces”, stand out on account of their smiling faces, an emotion seldom seen in the artwork of Mesoamerica.
The Olmec: The Children of the Were-Jaguar
Many discussions on the enigmatic Olmec revolve around the huge African-looking heads, but could it be the mysterious “were-jaguar” that holds the key to who they were?
Mesoamerican Wheeled Toys
It was thought Mesoamerican cultures had failed to invent the wheel, leading many to call them primitive; but these wheeled “toys” seem to prove quite the opposite.
Mitla: The Temple of the Underworld
Mitla is believed to be the legendary “Abode of the Dead” and home to the “Temple of the Underworld”, but is it genuinely this hellish town?
Mitla: The Mysterious Stepped-Fret Mosaics
Almost every doorway, room and tomb at Mitla is decorated with step-fret mosaics, which were intricately carved and slotted together. Are they simply lavish decoration?
Monte Alban – The Encrypted City
Monte Alban was one of the most sophisticated cities of ancient Mesoamerica, but encryptions built into the fabric of the city that suggest it may have served a higher purpose…
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?
Calixtlahuaca
Although it features one of the most striking temples in Mesoamerica, the circular Temple of Quetzalcoatl-Ehecatl, Calixtlahuaca is probably most famous for its Roman connection…
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?