The Mexican Embassy in the United States has successfully achieved the restitution of over 800 archaeological pieces, dated approximately 900 years before Christ. This accomplishment was celebrated by the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs, the Secretariat of Culture, and the National Institute of Anthropology. In total, 828 pre-Hispanic pieces have been returned, in addition to the 67 previously restituted by Colgate University in New York.
The Deputy Director of the Archaeological Monuments Furniture Registry of the Public Registry Directorate of the INAH, Alejandro Bautista, confirmed the authenticity of the pieces through reports and physical inspections. Among the repatriated items is a figure of a male character in a seated position, dressed with a loincloth and with crossed legs. An Olmec-style yoke, made of metamorphic rock using the abrasion wear technique, was also found.
In addition to these pieces, the collection includes pots, vessels, cups, plates, large bottles, anthropomorphic and zoomorphic figurines made of ceramics and stone from Maya, Teotihuacan, and Toltec origins, among others. These objects represent an invaluable testimony to the richness of the pre-Hispanic civilizations that inhabited Mexico, significantly contributing to their study and better understanding.
