A huge offering of over 160 starfish was made to an Aztec war god over 500 years ago, archeological findings in Mexico show. Archeologists were excavating the Templo Mayor in Mexico City at the end of ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Aztec civilization, flourishing in central Mexico from the 14th to the 16th centuries, was rich in mythology and religious traditions. Their pantheon of gods and goddesses governed every aspect of ...
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