Tlatollotl

Tlatollotl means "history" in Nahuatl. Art, artifacts, and archaeology of the Americas.

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Popular Archeology - Early hunter-gatherers in the Americas likely targeted large prey such as mammoths instead of smaller animals

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Popular Archeology - Were Clovis foragers in Late Pleistocene North America big-game hunters, or just big-game scavengers?

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Popular Archeology - Origin of atlatl hunting in North America

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More landscapes & backgrounds 🏞

The Isthmus Zapotec city of Guidxiguie' (today Juchitán).

A slice-of-life river bathing scene, one of my favorite panels from book 2. Back then, they used the "xiuhamolli" plant (Aniseia Martinicensis) to produce foam like soap.

And a wild river during heavy rains (a sneak peek from book 3).

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Elite Toltec structure and carved tombstones discovered near Tula

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of an elite Toltec building, two carved stone tombstones and the burials of six children during an

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Mummified dogs reveal Tiwanaku people buried companions beside homes long before they became status symbols

In the arid landscapes of southern Peru, around 1,100 years ago, someone carefully dug a small pit, laid down a woven mat and placed a young

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Landscapes and Backgrounds 🏞

The most time-consuming, but also among the most satisfying to make. A mountain Ayauhcalli shrine, the Anahuac (Mexico Basin), and a Oaxacan tianguis (market).

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New analysis dates Inca ‘Girl of Llullaillaco’ sacrifice to around AD 1499

Archaeologists have narrowed down the date of the ritual sacrifice of the famed Inca “Girl of Llullaillaco”, one of the world’s best-preserv

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Ancient Maya city found intact in remote Calakmul Biosphere Reserve

Archaeologists working in the dense jungles of southern Mexico have uncovered a previously unknown Maya city hidden within the Calakmul Bios

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The Ojibwe nailed it. Wawa is exactly the right name for a goose.

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Our language is so right about so many animals. One of my favorites is the word for wolf: Waawoono (Wah-wu-no). That is absolutely the noise that wolves make lmao

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Mask of Mictlantecuhtli: A 500-year-old mask of the Aztec god of the underworld, who tore apart the dead as they entered his realm

This skull-shaped mask was made to be used in a ritual involving the Aztec god of death.

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Rare 500-year-old freeze-dried potatoes unearthed at Inca coastal site

Archaeologists digging at an Inca site on the arid coast of southern Peru have unearthed two rare, roughly 500-year-old freeze-dried potatoe

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INAH is doing a bracket of sites and Los Guachimontones is up against Palenque. Please vote for Los Guachimontones/West Mexico. Don't let the Maya dominate

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Los Guachis lost. Apparently Palenque got a lot more likes on FB while LG only got a few dozen. Most of LG's likes were from IG

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INAH is doing a bracket of sites and Los Guachimontones is up against Palenque. Please vote for Los Guachimontones/West Mexico. Don't let the Maya dominate

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https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/06/lost-segment-of-inca-road-network-found-under-modern-cusco/158334

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Maya altar and offerings at abandoned Belize sites highlight enduring ritual activities

Archaeologists excavating Maya sites at Kaxil Uinik and Ayiin Winik in Belize have discovered the first reported Late Postclassic altar in t