This statue was made by the Huastecs, a people conquered by the Aztecs in about 1450. Goddess statues like this were erected throughout Huastec territory and were the main focus of their religion.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A more than 500-year-old life-size statue that represents an elite woman, possibly a queen, from the Huastec civilization is ...

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Archaeologists in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas have identified remnants of a human settlement active more than a millennium ago that shed light on the pre-Columbian Huastec civilisation. The ...

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The researchers found human burials, circular stone platforms and ornaments, shedding new light on the burial traditions of the Huastec people. Archaeologists conducting excavations at El Naranjo in ...

TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO—According to a report in The Art Newspaper, archaeologists from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) are investigating four large earthen mounds at the ...

This statue was made by the Huastecs, a people conquered by the Aztecs in about 1450. Goddess statues like this were erected throughout Huastec territory and were the main focus of their religion.

A more than 500-year-old life-size statue, discovered on January 1 by locals, that represents an elite woman, possibly a queen, from the Huastec civilization which is famed for its naturalistic ...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The edge of a mysterious block of limestone began to peak out from the dirt after Cesar Cabrera cleared a stretch of his family farm in Mexico where he wanted to plant ...