Comments on: Carvings on the walls of the pre-Aztec city of El Tajin, Mexico are being destroyed by acid rain http://anthropology.net/2007/01/27/carvings-on-the-walls-of-the-pre-aztec-city-of-el-tajin-mexico-are-being-destroyed-by-acid-rain/ Beyond bones & stones Wed, 30 May 2012 15:52:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Ileana http://anthropology.net/2007/01/27/carvings-on-the-walls-of-the-pre-aztec-city-of-el-tajin-mexico-are-being-destroyed-by-acid-rain/#comment-14668 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:24:33 +0000 http://anthropology.net/2007/01/27/carvings-on-the-walls-of-the-pre-aztec-city-of-el-tajin-mexico-are-being-destroyed-by-acid-rain/#comment-14668 The indigenous people who live among the archaeological site of El Tajin are thought to be descendants of the Totonacs (last group who inhabited the site), however there is still a great discrepancy as which group really built the site.

Perhaps, the Totonacs is the most accepted theory, some others still believe that due to the different phases and architectural styles on el tajin, one must infer that the entire complex was designed by different groups of the Gulf coast of Mexico. The Huastecs is also another group linked to the study.

To answer your question, the indigenous people who you encountered living in site speak “totonac”….many also speak Spanish.

]]> By: ironsuit http://anthropology.net/2007/01/27/carvings-on-the-walls-of-the-pre-aztec-city-of-el-tajin-mexico-are-being-destroyed-by-acid-rain/#comment-12863 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:00:46 +0000 http://anthropology.net/2007/01/27/carvings-on-the-walls-of-the-pre-aztec-city-of-el-tajin-mexico-are-being-destroyed-by-acid-rain/#comment-12863 Tajin is an awesome place. I was there last year walking around in the burning heat. I went out in the woods on a trail and ran into some indigenous people. They seemed to live out in the jungle there around the ruins. I was wondering if you knew what dialect they speak and if they are ancestors of the Tajin ruins or if they migrated from somewhere else. Nice article.

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