Mexico

More Testing of Mesoamerican Lunate Artifacts as Possible Loom Weights, that also Functioned as Twining Tools

Author(s)
Billie J. A. Follensbee 1
Publication Date

Review of the Research

Research conducted over the past century has conclusively demonstrated that textiles played an important role in Mesoamerica, particularly from the Classic period (AD 250-900) through contemporary cultures.

Latin America’s First Congress about Heritage Interpretation

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Organised by
El Colegio de Michoacán (MX)
PUP Global Heritage Consortium
Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje (CO)
Universidad de Costa Rica in Grecia (CR)
Paraíso, Centro Científico Tropical (CR)
Universidad del Valle de Guatemala (GU)
Escuela Nacional de Conservación, Restauración y Museografía (MX)
Universidad Científica del Sur (PU)
Country
Mexico
Peru
Guatemala
Colombia
Costa Rica

Seven institutions in five countries are organizing the First Latin American Congress for Heritage Interpretation which will take place 23–25 October 2018. The Congress will be a virtual teleconference for which each country will provide one or two transmitting locations.

Anatomy of Prehispanic Bells - Study of an Ancient Lost Process

Author(s)
Raúl Ybarra 1
Publication Date

The elaboration of bells in the Prehispanic Era was of great importance due to the special meaning attributed to them in religious ceremonies. Today, knowledge of the techniques that were used in their fabrication is scant and lacking in detail. For that reason, the objective of the present study was to carry out a morphological study of bells from western Mexico...