MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A trove of Aztec sacrifices including a richly adorned jaguar dressed as a warrior and recently discovered in downtown Mexico City could lead archaeologists to the most ...
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Aztec priests buried 83 stone figurines and thousands of shells as war spoils, dug up in Mexico City
Archaeologists working at the Templo Mayor site in Mexico City have recovered a ritual deposit containing stone figurines and thousands of marine shells, objects that Aztec priests appear to have ...
The artifacts were discovered at Templo Mayor, the primary temple of the Aztecs in what is now Mexico City. An Aztec offering discovered at the Templo Mayor in Mexico City. Courtesy of the Mexican ...
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The offering consisted of 164 starfish, chunks of coral, seashells, pufferfish, a resin figurine, animal bones and the skeleton of a female jaguar holding a spear in its claw. INAH Archaeologists ...
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How the Aztecs turned war into a human harvest
The Aztec Empire was one of the most powerful civilizations in pre-Columbian America. Its cities, engineering, and agriculture were unmatched in the region. But at the center of Aztec life was an ...
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