Argentine Government Intensifies Evictions of Indigenous Communities<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAt Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum\u2019s news conference, INAH Director Joel Vazquez explained that the objects were located in 13 offerings inside the \u201cZoque World\u201d cave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The approximately 100-meter-long cavern, whose entrance requires descending more than 10 meters, is believed to have served as a ceremonial space where ancient Zoque people went to perform rituals related to rain and good harvests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The artifacts include urns, bowls and censers depicting jaguars, owls, snakes, human figures and plant motifs, such as ceiba thorns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vazquez particularly highlighted a censer whose 32-centimeter handle ends with the figure of a snake and whose dish contains a quincunx, a Mesoamerican symbol referring to the four directions of the universe. \u201cIt is an outstanding piece, a very beautiful piece and representative of the Zoque culture,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mexican archaeologists also identified stalactites and stalagmites modified by ancient inhabitants to give them a human appearance or represent the jaws of the so-called \u201cEarth Monster.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The cave was discovered by guide Jairo Diaz, who notified INAH of the finding in January. Subsequently, between February and June, Mexican scientists conducted verification and documentation work in the cave, whose difficult access helped it remain intact and protected from looting for centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vazquez said upcoming work will include a study using lidar technology, a three-dimensional scan and analysis of the contents of urns and bowls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Researchers also found charcoal remains in the vessels that will allow studies to be conducted to determine the age of the remains more precisely, which have been preliminarily dated to the regional Late Classic period (600-900 A.D.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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