Household craft specialization and shell ornament manufacture in Ejutla, Mexico

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The shell workers at Ejutla applied various techniques to make a wide variety of ornaments. Most of the ornaments that have been recovered are either incomplete or broken. The artisans at Ejutla were engaged in various crafts activities and in some cases applied similar techniques on different kinds of materials. The Ejutla Valley research project has been fabricated to study its relationship with the Valley of Oaxaca.

Discovery and exploration, Works, Artisans, Decorative arts, Decoration and ornament, Decorations (Special occasions), Oaxaca, Mexico (State)

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Living on the Mesa: Hanat Kotyiti, a post-revolt Cochiti community in Northern New Mexico

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The Kotyiti Research Project is described, a collaboration between the University of Pennsylvania Museum and the Pueblo of Cochiti. The project's aim was to shed more light on the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, a successful military campaign to overthrow the Spaniards and part of a cultural revitalization movement by the Pueblo leaders.

New Mexico, Excavations (Archaeology), Pueblos (Native American people), Pueblos (Native Americans)

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Holy mole: Mexico's magical marriage of chocolate and chilies

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The has been described as a traditionally thick, dark sauce is shrouded in legend and mystery, from its ingredients to its origins. The origin of mole can be traced to a convent in the state of Puebla in the late 1600s.

Mexico, Cookery, Mexican, Mexican cooking

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