The cultural center displays archaeological finds in Chapultepec, Mexico

So much so that the discovered deposits are enough to preserve the exhibit portion of the Center for Ecological Culture (CCA) that started today exhibiting these relics, many of which were found during the implementation of the Chapultepec Nature and Culture Project.

Among many other works, it includes a pavilion dedicated to the dissemination of the ecological culture and natural wealth of the country, and opens with the exhibition “El Bosque de Chapultepec, the Living Heart of Mexico”.

The unit is titled “Chapultepec. Cerro de manantiales » recovers the most recent finds reported at the site, including those derived from the archaeological salvage that accompanied the CCA establishment.

Specialists estimate this place as a human settlement dating back more than three thousand years, the scene of historical events that define the face of the capital and the nation.

They point to a small area between Cárcamo de Dolores and the Xochipilli Fountain, where the archaeological team has found evidence that modifies the chronology recorded at Chapultepec. In fact, the jungle is already ranked as the oldest place where humans have lived west of the Basin of Mexico.

The current excavations have revealed ceramics, figurines and carved stone dating back more than three thousand years, providing data on the first groups of settlers in the area.

In the same section it is explained that this early settlement is due to the fact that the promontory, in fact one of the oldest volcanoes in the basin (originated 23 million years ago) since before man appeared on Earth, has always been surrounded by water.

Another aspect that stands out in the exhibition is the publication of archaeological astronomical studies, which have shown that on the winter solstice, from the summit of Cerro de Chapultepec, the sun can be seen “rising from the womb” of Iztachehuatl.

This phenomenon was interpreted by the Mexicans as a rebirth of their patron deity, Huitzilopochtli, a sign of a new cycle and the beginning of the construction of temples dedicated to this warrior and solar deity, as well as to Tlaloc.

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