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Interlocked Spiral of Ancient Skeletons Unearthed in Mexico City
livescience.com ^
| February 2, 2018
| Megan Gannon
Posted on 02/02/2018 12:38:43 PM PST by rdl6989
Modern-day Mexico City is built on top of centuries of previous settlements, so it's not unusual for ancient tombs to occasionally be uncovered beneath the city's streets. It is, however, strange to find 10 ancient skeletons arranged in a spiral with their bodies interlocked, as archaeologists recently did.
The 2,400-year-old burial was discovered during salvage excavations of an ancient village beneath the campus of the Pontifical University of Mexico, in southern Mexico City, the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) announced.
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TOPICS: History; Science
KEYWORDS: ancientautopsies; deathculture; godsgravesglyphs; mexico; mexicocity; precolumbian; skeletons; spiralburial; tenochtitlan
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To: rdl6989
Apparently the notion of a “death spiral” is older than I imagined.
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posted on
02/02/2018 2:17:22 PM PST
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AZLiberty
("If we believe in absurdities, we commit atrocities." -- Voltaire)
To: rdl6989
“...10 ancient skeletons arranged in a spiral with their bodies interlocked...”
At least it wasn’t a human centipede.
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posted on
02/02/2018 2:28:23 PM PST
by
PLMerite
("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest)
To: rdl6989
The First May Pole ...
Ended badly.
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posted on
02/02/2018 2:44:24 PM PST
by
Big Red Badger
(UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
To: rdl6989
This would predate the Aztecs founding what is now Mexico City by over three thousand years. At some point between there was a major volcanic eruption that covered this unique conical pyramid in the same valley in lava up to ten meters (about 33 feet) thick. Really interesting find.
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02/02/2018 2:46:09 PM PST
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katana
To: katana
I’ve never seen that before, very interesting.
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02/02/2018 3:08:12 PM PST
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rdl6989
To: DannyTN
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posted on
02/02/2018 3:09:46 PM PST
by
Lazamataz
(It is known.)
To: rdl6989
Interesting video at the site.
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posted on
02/02/2018 3:19:57 PM PST
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: rdl6989
I always wondered where Ray Harryhausen got that idea.
To: rdl6989
I’ve never seen that before, very interesting.CUICUILCO
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posted on
02/02/2018 6:59:34 PM PST
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publius911
(Am I pissed? You have NO idea...)
To: publius911
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02/02/2018 7:11:17 PM PST
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rdl6989
To: rdl6989; SunkenCiv
It would be really cool if the bodies were laid out in a Fibonacci sequence like a spiral shell.
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posted on
02/02/2018 8:41:31 PM PST
by
wildbill
(Quis Custodiet ipsos custodes? Who watches the watchmen?)
To: wildbill
It would be really cool if the bodies were laid out in a Fibonacci sequence like a spiral shell.
—
That was the original plan, but they were in a hurry ...
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posted on
02/03/2018 2:11:27 AM PST
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
To: rdl6989
They appear to have coiled off this mortal shuffle...
To: rdl6989
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02/03/2018 7:46:58 AM PST
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ZULU
(Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. - WC)
To: Monkey Face
Yeah, that’s gotta be it. ;^) Best evidence found is laminates in the grave, because the Lamanites always worked with laminates.
My pleasure.
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02/03/2018 10:00:29 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
(www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
To: SunkenCiv
ROTFL!
You funny, SC! ;o])
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02/03/2018 10:17:07 AM PST
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Monkey Face
(Rumors are created by haters, spread by fools, and accepted by idiots. ~ FB ~)
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