A skeleton found in northeast NovoHispano, Mexico, is believed to be part of the ancient mysterious janambre culture, according to a post shared in 2023.
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) were initially notified of possible human remains in a small rock shelter in the Huizachal Canyon, Tamaulipas, according to Heritage Daily. It’s believed that the remains belong to a male aged somewhere from 35 to 30-years-old.
Footage of the discovery was shared on Facebook by INAH Tamaulipas, showing how the team had to work to uncover the remains.
The suspected janambre was buried in a bundle made from vegetable fibers and flexible wooden rods, the outlet noted. Three Cameron point arrowheads and a variety of carving debris were also identified at the site, suggesting a lithic industrial process.
“The discovery allows us to contrast the archaeological data with the ethnohistorical investigations carried out in the 20th century by scholars such as Gabriel Saldívar, Guy Stresser-Péan and Octavio Herrera, who highlight the importance of the janambres in the dispute over the territory renamed Nuevo Santander (a region of the Viceroyalty of New Spain),” archaeologist Carlos Vanueth Perez said, according to Heritage Daily. (RELATED: Ancient Large-Scale Mining Discovery Near Lake Superior Starts To Rewrite Native American History)
The janambres people are believed to have been a pre-Hispanic culture that resided in northeast Mexico, according to Columnadigital. Little is known about their part in human history due to a lack of written records, and suspected looting of their ancient sites throughout history.