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100 years of the discovery of the Great Temple celebrated with an exhibition in Mexico

The exhibition “100 Years of the Great Temple: History of a Discovery” reconstructs, through never before published information, the first investigations begun a century ago by the archeologist and anthropologist Manuel Gamio at the site of the Templo Mayor (Great Temple) of México-Tenochtitlan. “This exhibition emphasizes his human facet and his passion for archeology,” said Teresa Franco, the General Director of the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH) (The National Institute of Anthropology and History) during the inauguration of the event. “Some documents that this exhibition contains show proof that between May 6th and 16th of 1914, Gamio identified the first ruins of the main temple of the sacred site of Tenochca. Those findings began a labor that continues on through to today and that comprises a part of the main activities of the works

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