Aztec skull tower: Archaeologists unearth new sections in Mexico City

[AlbertWesker]

Archaeologists have excavated more sections of an extraordinary Aztec tower of human skulls under the centre of Mexico City.

Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) said a further 119 skulls had been uncovered.

The tower was discovered in 2015 during the restoration of a building in the Mexican capital.

It is believed to be part of a skull rack from the temple to the Aztec god of the sun, war and human sacrifice.

Known as the Huey Tzompantli, the skull rack stood on the corner of the chapel of Huitzilopochtli, the patron of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan.

The Aztecs were a group of Nahuatl-speaking peoples that dominated large parts of central Mexico from the 14th to the 16th centuries.

Their empire was overthrown by invaders led by the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés, who captured Tenochtitlan in 1521.

A similar structure to the Huey Tzompantli struck fear in the soldiers accompanying the Spanish conqueror when they invaded the city.

The cylindrical structure is near the huge Metropolitan Cathedral built over the Templo Mayor, one of the main temples of Tenochtitlan, now modern day Mexico City.
"The Templo Mayor continues to surprise us, and the Huey Tzompantli is without doubt one of the most impressive archaeological finds of recent years in our country," Mexican Culture Minister Alejandra Frausto said.

Archaeologists have identified three construction phases of the tower, which dates back to between 1486 and 1502.
The tower's original discovery surprised anthropologists, who had been expecting to find the skulls of young male warriors, but also unearthed the crania of women and children, raising questions about human sacrifice in the Aztec Empire.

"Although we can't say how many of these individuals were warriors, perhaps some were captives destined for sacrificial ceremonies," said archaeologist Raul Barrera.

"We do know that they were all made sacred," he added. "Turned into gifts for the gods or even personifications of deities themselves."

 

[Leyva]

Has the human sacrifice theories been proven? I ask this because I was talking to a Mexican American who claims that human sacrifices never occurred in the americas & how it was created by white scientists

 

[AlbertWesker]

Has the human sacrifice theories been proven? I ask this because I was talking to a Mexican American who claims that human sacrifices never occurred in the americas & how it was created by white scientists

It's true. Maybe in less numbers but it happened.

 

[Carlito's Way]

Has the human sacrifice theories been proven? I ask this because I was talking to a Mexican American who claims that human sacrifices never occurred in the americas & how it was created by white scientists

dont believe them lol it did happen like Assassin says but maybe not how these scientist make it out to seem
you have to remember that many Native Americans in Mexico died due to some sort of diseases that were happening, who is to say many of those skulls weren't people who died from those diseases and not due to being sacrificed?

the problem is that we know very little about the ancient world of Amerindians

 

[Carlito's Way]

It's true. Maybe in less numbers but it happened.

woooord brah

 

[AlbertWesker]

dont believe them lol it did happen like Assassin says but maybe not how these scientist make it out to seem
you have to remember that many Native Americans in Mexico died due to some sort of diseases that were happening, who is to say many of those skulls weren't people who died from those diseases and not due to being sacrificed?

the problem is that we know very little about the ancient world of Amerindians

This. Indeed brah, This is what I think also. It must both, those skills from people who died from diseases and some from sacrifice. But yea sad thing that we know very little about the ancient world of Amerindians. This is what makes them very interesting people.

 

[AlbertWesker]

dont believe them lol it did happen like Assassin says but maybe not how these scientist make it out to seem
you have to remember that many Native Americans in Mexico died due to some sort of diseases that were happening, who is to say many of those skulls weren't people who died from those diseases and not due to being sacrificed?

the problem is that we know very little about the ancient world of Amerindians

Some of those claims I have heard before from some Mexica movement fools. They try to brainwash people to believe their crap lol. They are crazy. I remember one mexica movement girl claiming what we speak the so-called Spanish is Aztec but we don't know it but they are there to tell us...
I guess most of Latin America too because we understand each other lol

 

[Carlito's Way]

Some of those claims I have heard before from some Mexica movement fools. They try to brainwash people to believe their crap lol. They are crazy. I remember one mexica movement girl claiming what we speak the so-called Spanish is Aztec but we don't know it but they are there to tell us...
I guess most of Latin America too because we understand each other lol

speaking of the mexica member girl, remember that castiza looking one from YouTube? apparently she left the Mexica Movement but still believes shes indigenous, crazy thing is that now she considers Mexico to be a colonized country and therefore she doesnt identify as a mexican either LOL like b**** you delusional asf!!! America turns Hispanics into a bunch of idiots brah, with their identity crisis and shit lol

look at the video in this thread brah, i was in their live debate (in the chat box), but you should take a look at the video and all the shit they talk about LOL
there was a guy in the chatbox that said he knew me and you as well from TA, he says he has never signed up on that site but he would lurk around
I invited him to join us here, not sure if he did

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