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07-03-2017, 01:30 PM
Archeologists found hundreds of skulls deep under Mexico City, and yes, it's freaky
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The number of human remains might **t be same as Paris' Catacombs, but a discovery deep below Mexico City is still very freaky, and reveals more about the practice of human sacrifice by the Aztecs.
A tower of more than 650 skulls, many of which are of women and children, were discovered by archaeologists near the site of Templo Mayor, an Aztec temple which is **w Mexico City, according to Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-archaeology-skulls-idUSKBN19M3Q6).
SEE ALSO: An ancient 'skull cult' might've carved up bones to shame their enemies (http://mashable.com/2017/06/28/ancient-skull-cult-turkey-new-evidence/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
It's believed the remains formed the Huey Tzompantli, an almighty rack of skulls designed to strike fear into Spanish conquistadors.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/07/02/human-skulls-mexico-city/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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The number of human remains might **t be same as Paris' Catacombs, but a discovery deep below Mexico City is still very freaky, and reveals more about the practice of human sacrifice by the Aztecs.
A tower of more than 650 skulls, many of which are of women and children, were discovered by archaeologists near the site of Templo Mayor, an Aztec temple which is **w Mexico City, according to Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-archaeology-skulls-idUSKBN19M3Q6).
SEE ALSO: An ancient 'skull cult' might've carved up bones to shame their enemies (http://mashable.com/2017/06/28/ancient-skull-cult-turkey-new-evidence/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
It's believed the remains formed the Huey Tzompantli, an almighty rack of skulls designed to strike fear into Spanish conquistadors.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/07/02/human-skulls-mexico-city/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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