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Puzzling Haul Of Skulls Found In Mexico
Friday, February 22, 2013 18:23
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Published on Feb 22, 2013
Archaeologists found dozens of 800-year-old skeletons at a construction site in the central state of Puebla, reports Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH).
Workers discovered the remains Tuesday while digging and installing a drainage system in San Andres Cholula, a town near Puebla city, the state capital.
Besides at least 63 skeletons, archaeologists have cataloged containers and other objects characteristic of the Olmec and Xicalanca cultures.
Three months ago, INAH teams discovered 12 other 800-year-old skeletons at a spot about 500 meters (1,600 feet) away from the latest find, and archaeologists say the sites were likely part of a single burial ground.
Cholula, where 29 pre-Columbian skeletons were found last year, is also the location of one of the largest pyramids in Latin America
Scientists in Mexico are puzzled by a collection of skulls from the largest scene of human sacifice away from a major archaeological site. Report by Jeremy Barnes. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn . Subscribe to ITN News! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c… Visit our homepage at http://www.itn.co.uk
