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Largest pre-Hispanic lunar calendar shown to the public in Mexico

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“The largest and oldest lunar calendar ever found in Mexico was shown to the public for the first time, more than a year after it was discovered in the archaeological site of Tamtoc, in the state of San Luis Potosi, reports said Tuesday. The huge stone monolith from 600 BC weighs 27 tons. It is 8 metres wide and 4 metres tall, and was shown to Mexican media on Monday night by the head of the Tamtoc project Guillermo Ahuja, according to reports on Tuesday. “

Posted on: November 8th, 2006
Curation from Tomás
Filed Under: 1. Hispanic News, Cultura, International
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