Mexican archaeologists have found an unprecedented human burial in which the skeleton of a young woman is surrounded by piles of 1,789 human bones.
Researchers found the burial about five meters (15 feet) below the surface in Mexico City's Templo Mayor.
It was discovered next to the remains of what may have been a "sacred tree" at one edge of the plaza, the most sacred site of the Aztec capital.
The National Institute of Anthropology and History said the find was the first of its kind, noting the Aztecs were not known to use mass sacrifice or the reburial of bones as the customary ways to accompany the interment of a member of the ruling class.
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'Unprecedented' Aztec burial site found
could be evidence of a mass human sacrifice
Started by Still Waters , Aug 08 2012 03:06 PM
Started by Still Waters , Aug 08 2012 03:06 PM
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Posted 08 August 2012 - 03:06 PM
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Posted 19 August 2012 - 06:56 AM
Interesting, but not completely unique. There was / is the burial pit at Ur where they found the skeleton of " Queen Puabi " as well as her jewelry / personal effects, surrounded by the skeletal remains of her servants & courtiers.
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