Overview
- Following an on-site inspection, INAH said the objects belong to a Late Postclassic Mixtec funerary context and include ceramics, stone sculptures, obsidian beads, and likely gold items.
- Each piece was labeled, photographed, and entered into the national registry, with preliminary cleaning and documentation explained to community members.
- Authorities plan a field visit to the extraction area to pinpoint the locus of the find and recover potential human osteological remains.
- The case surfaced after the influencer known as Señor Blue posted images of locals excavating and handling the items, prompting INAH to condemn unauthorized dissemination.
- INAH reiterated that unapproved exploration and sharing of site details can violate federal law and jeopardize scientific context, while the influencer’s allegations against institute staff remain unverified.