According to the Maya and Teotihuacán of Mesoamerica, spider monkeys are the trick to diplomacy.
, an ancient city in the south of Mexico famous for its towering pyramids. There, the team has uncovered thousands of fragments from foreign-style murals and thousands of shards of ceramics from colossal celebrations and feasts, all over 1,700 years old and indicative of frequent interactions with other cultures.
Now, the team has found the remains of an ancient spider monkey, a curious animal alien to the region around Teotihuacán, inside the Plaza of Columns Complex. Applying an assortment of archaeometric methods to these remains, the team ultimately surmised that the monkey came from the “This helps us understand principles of diplomacy,” Sugiyama says, according to a press release. “Finding the spider monkey has allowed us to discover […] connections between Teotihuacán and Maya leaders.”To discover details about the spider monkey, the team applied a variety of approaches, including archaeological analysis, DNA assessment and carbon dating. These all revealed that the monkey, which was not native to the area, lived between 5 and 8 years old around 1,700 years ago.
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