Tepexpan article about tepexpan by the free dictionary. Recent research tries to show that the skeleton was not that of a man but that of a woman. Pdf we present new data on the stratigraphy, dating and tephrochonology at the most. Click add files and select the files you want to include in your pdf. It was fancifully hailed by time magazine as the oldest mexican soldier. Click, drag, and drop to reorder files or press delete to remove any content you dont want. En tepexpan hay 11276 viviendas en cuales viven 48103 habitantes. The excavated skeletons of two mammoths showed that these beasts had been killed with spears fitted with lancelike stone points and had been butchered on the spot. One of the most interesting aspects of this town is the discovery of an early mesoamerican skeleton commonly referred to as tepexpan man. In 1947 the skeleton of a tall human, similar in anthropological characteristics to the indians of presentday mexico, was found near tepexpan in lacustrine sediment at a depth of 4 m. You can merge pdfs or a mix of pdf documents and other files.
The skeleton was found lying face down with the arms under the. The skeleton was found near mammoth remains and thought to be at least 10,000 years old. The population was 48,103 as of the 2005 mexican census. Mesoamerica comes from excavations near tepexpan, northeast of mexico city.
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