Remains Of Human Sacrifices Opens Window Into Lost Civilization
Posted by Justin on May 20th, 2010
As it turns out, rolling with the Zoque over 2,700 years ago was pretty touch and go. On the upside, you were an off-shoot of the Olmec and were therefore among the first modern civilizations in recorded history. On the downside, you might end up in a Mexican pyramid with a mouth full of jewels and a face smeared with pigment as you complete your roll as a human sacrifice only be be discovered in 2010 by a Brigham Young University archeologist.
The remains of an elite child and adult were recently excavated, giving researchers a look at how the culture operated.
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