The Tlalchichi is considered a dwarf form of the common Mesoamerican dog (Chichi): same body and head, but with brachymelic limbs.
Its remains appear across Mexico and Mesoamerica, often in funerary contexts, suggesting a symbolic role.

It was already present with #Zapotecs, #Mayans and #Aztecs.

'the #Mayans, the #Zapotecs, the #Mixtecs, the #Purepechas'

#Tenochtitlan, therefore, was and continues to be a symbol of that profound, ancient, and resilient Mexico...

Long live Tenochtitlan
Long live Mexico"..‼️

Reframing the Precolonial Mesoamerican Past through an Obsidian Lens Öffentliche Vorlesung mit dem JMA-Gastprofessor Gary M. Feinman (Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, USA)

Interested in the culture of the #Zapotecs, #Mixtecs or pre-colonial #Mexico in general? Tomorrow, Gary M. Feinman from the Field Museum in Chicago will be giving a lecture in Kiel on the latest research findings resulting from the analysis of obsidian finds 👇
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