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SHOCK FIND: Archaelogists discover mass grave containing 2,400-year-old skeletons [View all]
A MASS grave containing the 2,400-year-old remains of ancient Mayan settlers has been uncovered by archaeologists near Mexico City.
By SIMON OSBORNE
PUBLISHED: 21:45, Wed, Jan 31, 2018 | UPDATED: 22:02, Wed, Jan 31, 2018
The skeletons were found ritually “intertwined” and examinations showed all their heads had been damaged and teeth mutilated.
They were buried along with bowls, pots and basins. Some also had ceramics and stones in their hands.
Lead anthropologist Lucia Lopez Mejia said the bodies were laid out in a spiral shape and were “interacting”.
They were placed directly on the earth with their bodies were linked so the arm bones of one individual appear under the spine of another.
More:
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/912844/mayan-grave-tlalpan-mexico-city-archaeological-discovery-mass-burial
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