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Dr. Martinez on Cleopatra’s Secrets

This is the long-awaited sequel to the post about who will find Cleopatra’s tomb! I have been chewing my nails and searching the internet for any further clues lo these many months. Ten to be exact. The trail was cold. No updates on Dr. Martínez’ website or Facebook page, no online newspaper articles, no more […]

archeology, Indigenous Peoples, Spanish Culture and Language, The Americas

Did Horses Become Extinct in the Americas?

Perhaps not. The Lakota (called Sioux by the French) and Diné (known as Navajo) say their people have always had horses. The standard historical concept taught at US schools is there were no horses for 12,500 years until the Spanish arrived in the Americas. Considering the fact that Europeans did not use the correct names […]

archeology, Indigenous Peoples, Mexico, Nature, Spanish Culture and Language, The Americas

Were Horses Extinct in the Americas?

Up until now scientists and historians have had the last word on the subject. It is curious that paleontogists say yes horses went extinct around 11,000 years ago in the Americas, yet indigenous people say they’ve always had horses. A salient question would be which group knows the most about life on this continent before […]

archeology, bilingual, blogging, Latinas, Spanish Culture and Language

Could Taposiris Magna Be The Place?

The final day of the initial two month excavation permit at Taposiris Magna, the archeologists on Dr. Martínez’ team sat on the ground, refused to work, and encouraged her to give up. Martínez said she would not. She would use every minute of those eight remaining hours. The Dominican asked her excavation team to spread […]

archeology, Life as a Woman, Spanish Culture and Language

Has Dr. Martinez Changed History?

Sorry, my WordPress scheduling app is not functioning. I will publish the information about the last ten years of Dr. Martínez excavations in Taposiris Magna by Wednesday. Gracias por su paciencia! Thank you for your patience!