This article examines changes in ritual practices during the Epiclassic period in central Mexico. It presents data recovered from recent excavations of a shrine discovered in Lake Xaltocan in the northern Basin of Mexico. Pottery and AMS dates place the construction and use of the shrine in the Epiclassic period. The shrine was first built during or soon after the collapse of the Teotihuacan state. With the decline of Teotihuacan and the emergence of competing centers, ritual practitioners began human sacrifice: the remains of over 30 individuals were documented, including 13 complete severed crania. This practice suggests conflict as the political landscape became decentralized. Despite how broader processes may have affected behavior, the shrine, ritual practice was fundamentally local. We present archaeobotanical evidence of offerings of food, incense, and flowers that elucidates the microlevel nature of ritual at the shrine.

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The ancient city of Teotihuacan was a great urban and ceremonial center, whose population grew exceptionally during the Classic Period (300-700 AC). Settlement patterns, culture and burials have indicated an occupation that consisted of groups of neighboring apartment compounds or barrios. We investigated the genetics of three apartment compounds in the Teotihuacan Valley through ancient DNA analysis to prove multiethnicity during the Classic Period. Amerindian mitochondrial haplogroups were identified in 10 subjects from San Francisco Mazapa, 7 from San Sebastián Xolalpan, and 19 human bone tools from La Ventilla. These samples had a wide genetic diversity. Differences in genetic structures between the three households and seven ancient populations from central and southern Mexico were slight but significant (p<0.001) by FST analysis between the three barrios studied. Xaltocan (post-conquest) was in

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The article is devoted to the main preconditions for the emergence of poverty and inequality in the distribution of housing among the population in Mexico City. The article analyzes this issue under the influence of the evolutionary development of neoliberalism: deindustrialization, depopulation, and poverty. The study proposes a definition of the poverty index induced by housing shortages, which is calculated as the difference between the average annual income in a given locality and the average annual level of rent, loan and housing loan, which is related to the cost of food and non-food products. The study was based on statistics on income and housing of 16 districts, grouped into three functional areas of Mexico City for the period from 2008 to 2015, and the source of the study – analytical reports of the National Institute of Statistics and Geography of Mexico. The results of the empirical study show that deindustrialization is determined by an increase in the share of the tertiary sector of the economy and at the same time a reduction in material production. These trends in the sectoral development of the economy have led to a concentration of services in the city and uneven regional development, which has been accompanied by increasing speculation in the real estate market and the lack of an effective state housing policy. It has been established that over the last decade, conditions have been created in central Mexico for the expulsion of local low-income groups and the involvement of people with greater financial means. At the same time, locals in the southern district of Mexico City find themselves in a situation of deep inequality compared to residents of other parts of the city, as its residents have enough income to meet basic needs, so they are on the brink of poverty and socially vulnerable. The results of the study can be useful for scientists and government officials to take a set of measures aimed at stimulating housing construction for the poor. Keywords: poverty, inequality, housing, neoliberalism, Mexico.

El esqueleto frágilmente preservado del “Señor de San Francisco Caxonos” fue descubierto durante las exploraciones arqueológicas llevadas a cabo en 1998, en el sitio arqueológico del poblado del mismo nombre, el cual se encuentra al noreste de la ciudad de Oaxaca. Uno de los aspectos sobresalientes de este entierro es el ajuar funerario conformado por fragmentos de mosaicos de turquesa, un collar de dientes humanos y un pectoral de oro. Tales objetos sugieren la importancia y estatus del personaje principal. La datación radiocarbónica permitió conocer que el Señor de San Francisco Caxonos ocupó este lugar hacia el año 1550 +/- 40 dC., que se remonta a la época del contacto. Estudios arqueológicos y desde la antropología física, permitieron conocer información sobre la edad, sexo, condiciones vida y la afinidad biológica de este individuo

<div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p>Este artículo presenta al populismo y a los sistemas de inteligencia artificial como dos procesos que desafían y cuestionan el funcionamiento de la red institucional de rendición de cuentas en las democracias representativas. En cuanto al primero, se postula que los gobiernos populistas tienden a erosionar la rendición de cuentas. Y con respecto a lo segundo, se muestra la debilidad de la red institucional para hacerles rendir cuenta. Por el momento, la evidencia disponible indica que ambos procesos son independientes. Sin embargo, un eventual solapamiento entre ambos conduciría a la rendición de cuentas a un terreno desconocido hasta el momento.</p></div></div></div>