The German diplomat Georg Ahrens worked for the foreign office from 1914 in China, Japan, Mexico, Hungary and the US (1932-1938). From 1946 to 1949 he was personal advisor to Christian Stock, Minister-President of the Federal State of Hesse. He subsequently returned to the diplomatic service, where he stayed until retirement. Ahrens was also a writer.

Material:

• 7 black-and-white photographs (views of the excavation sites Monte Albán and Mitla. Taken on an expedition organized by “attaché Dr. Georg Ahrens” to Oaxaca, Mexico in 1936).

Keywords: Mexico, archaeology