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Seeds of Life and Sexuality in Mexico’s Pre-Hispanic West

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF     As part of the ongoing 100th anniversary celebration of the founding of the Guadalajara Regional Museum (MRG), the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) has organized an exhibit of pre-Hispanic Mexican sculptures of sensual human forms from the western Mexican states of Nayarit, Colima, Jalisco and Michoacán. The exhibit, titled “Semillas de vida:

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INAH Offers Make-Your-Own-Craneo Workshops for Children

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF     As part of the ongoing celebration of the Day of the Dead, Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) is offering workshops, theatrical performances and story-tellings, as well as displays of traditional ofrendas (altars to the dearly departed) at its museums and archeological centers across the country. During the workshops, which are being

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Archeological Research Resumes at Chiapas Maya Ruin

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF     Scientific and archeological research has resumed at the pre-Hispanic Maya archeological site Yaxchilán, in Mexico’s southern state of Chiapas, according to sources at the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH). The site, first explored by English archeologist Alfred Percival Maudslay at the start of the 20th century, is located next to the Usumacinta River.

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