Archaeology influencer Señor Blue found a tomb with ancient Mixtec artifacts in Oaxaca, drawing criticism both of his actions ...

In early 2025, archaeologists used 3D laser imaging technology (LiDAR) to explore below the thick forest canopy of the jungle of southern Oaxaca. There they made an amazing discovery. What was thought ...

It's not the kind of Los Angeles County map people expect to see. Instead of geographic markers, it shows languages. The Pico-Union and Westlake areas light up with red and green dots for households ...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Brightly-painted Zapotec murals invoking warfare recently unearthed from tombs in southern Mexico may date back nearly 2,000 years, officials said late on Wednesday of the find ...

Thousands of Mexican natives migrate to California every year. Most speak Spanish. But others do not speak Spanish at all. Some speak an indigenous language called Zapotec. Now, San Diego State ...

This story first appeared on Felicia Lee’s Open Salon blog. Tortillas are sacred in the Zapotec village of San Lucas Quiaviní, Oaxaca. Devotees worship them by ripping them into little pieces and ...

Andres Henestrosa Morales, a prolific poet, essayist and journalist whose lyrical writings helped raise the cultural profile of Mexico’s indigenous people, particularly the Zapotec Indians of southern ...