Lino Espinoza García of Mexico's National Institute of Archaeology and History said one of the figures depicted on the Campo Viejo monolith has Maya traits.
Notes on verification
Multiple independent outlets (France24, ScienceAlert, Newsbytesapp) corroborate that INAH attributed Maya-like features to a figure on the Campo Viejo monolith, but the specific attribution to Lino Espinoza García as the direct speaker is not verbatim confirmed across sources—most attribute the statement to INAH generally rather than quoting him directly. [tier=unverified indep_score=0.3 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable] [rescored 2026-09-15: curated origin-host map (PR #65); unclassified hosts no longer scored as aggregators]
Sources
- Unusual Platform and Monolith Found in Eastern Mexico (seed:history_and_archaeology)
- https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-ruins-found-in-mexico-have-never-before-seen-features (corroboration)
- https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260620-mexican-archaeologists-unearth-ancient-ruins-with-unique-mayan-features (corroboration)
- https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/science/archeologists-in-veracruz-uncover-unique-maya-site-with-ritual-monolith/tldr (corroboration)