1,700-Year-Old Untouched Tomb Yields Elaborate Headdress Figurine
1,700-Year-Old Untouched Tomb Yields Elaborate Headdress Figurine
By Tia Ghose, Senior Writer | February 10, 2017 01:00pm ET
1,700-Year-Old Untouched Tomb Yields Elaborate Headdress Figurine
A tomb was recently uncovered in Colima, Mexico that held bones and ancient figurines that dated to 1,700 years ago.
Credit: Rafael Platas/INAH
Editor's Note: This article was updated at 3 p.m. E.T.
A 1,700-year-old untouched tomb bearing the bones of a dozen male adults, as well as pre-Columbian figurines and statues, has been unearthed in Mexico.
Archaeologists discovered the ancient tomb, which dates to the Comala Period (between 0 and A.D. 500), during work to remodel a Seventh-day Adventist church in Colima, Mexico. The archaeologists uncovered a hole that was sealed up with stones, artifacts for grinding, and human bones.
Inside, 12 skulls and other bones were piled atop one another in a haphazard manner. Some of the skulls showed signs of damage, as well as tooth fractures and wear, said Rosa María Flores Ramírez, a physical anthropologist at the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) in Mexico.
When the archaeologists explored further, they discovered three burial levels. In the second burial level, the team found two figurines — a male and female — placed facedown next to two skulls.
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