2023-09-02 20:00:00
A team of mexican archaeologists starred in a discovery as unprecedented as atrocious to the discover nothing less than 13 human skulls buried at the base of a Mayan pyramid, and thatthey claimed, date from between the years 600 to 900 AD. and belonged to people between 17 to 35 years of agewhat were they sacrificed to appease an underworld deity.
As explained from the INational Institute of Anthropology and History of Mexico (INAH) through a press release, the discovery took place while the archaeologists were supervising excavation tasks. excavation that are taking place in the Moral-Reforma archaeological site which is located in the Mexican state of Tabasco, just 12 meters from the legendary Structure 18a pyramidal monument that is located to the south of the main temple of the aforementioned archaeological site.
The archaeologists determined that 5 of the skulls found had been intentionally elongateda very common practice both in the Mayans and, as well, in other ancient civilizations of America, Asia and Europe, while at least two were ritually sacrificed.
In addition, the researchers believe that the elongation of the skulls may have been related to a high social statuswhile an examination to which the found bone remains were subjected suggests that some of the men had suffered cavities, probably as a result of a diet too rich in cornand some of the bones were covered in red pigment.
“They were observed horizontal cut marks on the axisbone involved in the craniocervical junction suggesting the use of a sharp object to extract the skull”; He explained Miriam Angélica Camacho Martínez, physical anthropologist at the INAH Tabasco Center.
“Although we know why the cervicals and the mandible maintained their anatomical relationshipit is difficult to determine if this injury was the cause of death of the people to whom they belonged or if it was carried out post mortem”, added the specialist.
Now, the archaeologists announced that they will continue to examine the place to try to find more skulls and other objects that allow them to be able to establish more accurately to whom did they belong and how they died
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