Cave Paintings In Mexico: Archaeologists Find Nearly 5,000 Carvings In Burgos By Amanda Schiavo,

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(PHOTO CREDIT: Mexico Natural Institute of Anthropology-http://www.inah.gob.mx/) One of nearly 5,000 cave paintings found in Burgos, Mexico

Archaeologists working in Burgos, Mexico have discovered 4,926 well preserved cave paintings in 11 different locations near the San Carlos mountain range. TheBBC reports that this new discovery proves that hunter-gatherer groups lived in an area of Mexico believed to be uninhabited by early man.
The nearly 5,000 cave paintings use bright red and yellow coloring, and depict abstract scenes as well as images of humans and animals interacting.

It has been reported that one cave housed over 1,500 paintings. In one of the images an atlatl was depicted. This was an ancient Hispanic weapon used for hunting. Independent says that images of an atlatl have never before been seen in this region. An archaeologist from the Mexican National Institute of Anthropology told reporters, “The discovery is important because we have documented the presence of pre-Hispanic groups in Burgos, where before it was said there was nothing.”

Another archaeologist, Martha Garcia Sanchez closed by saying, “These groups escaped Spanish rule for 200 years because they fled to the Sierra de San Carlos where they had water, plants, and animals to feed themselves.”

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