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Tower of human skulls reveals grisly scale to archaeologists in Mexico City
The Guardian ^ | 11 Dec 2020 | Staff and Reuters

Posted on 12/13/2020 6:06:31 PM PST by blueplum

Archaeologists have unearthed new sections of an Aztec tower of human skulls dating back to the 1400s beneath the center of Mexico City.

The team has uncovered the facade and eastern side of the tower, as well as 119 human skulls of men, women and children, adding to hundreds previously found, the National Institute of Anthropology and History (Inah) announced on Friday.

The tower, approximately five meters (16.4ft) in diameter, was first discovered in 2017, and the latest discoveries were made in ...

(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


TOPICS: History; Science
KEYWORDS: ancientautopsies; archeology; borderslanguage; corncrib; culture; diversity; godsgravesglyphs; mexico; thecorncrib
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1 posted on 12/13/2020 6:06:31 PM PST by blueplum
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To: blueplum

Some things never change.


2 posted on 12/13/2020 6:08:24 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: SunkenCiv

PING


3 posted on 12/13/2020 6:10:10 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Who built the cages, Joe?)
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To: BenLurkin

Jimmy Hoffa?


4 posted on 12/13/2020 6:10:40 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Who built the cages, Joe?)
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To: blueplum

The more I learn about the Aztec the happier I am the Spanish wiped them out.


5 posted on 12/13/2020 6:11:00 PM PST by Fai Mao (There is no justice until PIAPPS is hanging from a gallows.)
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6 posted on 12/13/2020 6:12:16 PM PST by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! DEMOCRAT-Russia collusion!! Click ETL...)
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To: blueplum

A hat tip to smallpox - the Aztecs were pure evil. I don’t care if they were great astronomers, either.


7 posted on 12/13/2020 6:14:10 PM PST by dainbramaged (Windage and Elevation)
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To: blueplum

Wait?! America was a utopia before white man Arrived! I don’t believe this!!! /s


8 posted on 12/13/2020 6:14:59 PM PST by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: blueplum

How many were crystal skulls?


9 posted on 12/13/2020 6:15:25 PM PST by DannyTN
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10 posted on 12/13/2020 6:16:32 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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11 posted on 12/13/2020 6:17:06 PM PST by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! DEMOCRAT-Russia collusion!! Click ETL...)
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To: FreedomPoster

Lol! Good one.
And true!


12 posted on 12/13/2020 6:20:39 PM PST by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! DEMOCRAT-Russia collusion!! Click ETL...)
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To: blueplum

Them Aztecs wuz engaged in skullduggery.


13 posted on 12/13/2020 6:28:16 PM PST by bunkerhill7 (That`s 464 people per square foot! Is this corrrect?? It's NYC.)
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To: blueplum

Happy Indigenous Day


14 posted on 12/13/2020 6:32:18 PM PST by ThisLittleLightofMine
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To: ThisLittleLightofMine

Exactly!

Maybe we should behave like the Aztecs towards the left?


15 posted on 12/13/2020 6:34:46 PM PST by Chgogal (#StopBiden'sBananaRepublic. )
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Joe Biden Considering Gina Raimondo for HHS if He Wins, She Legalized Abortions Up to Birth

I'm so glad to be living in a civilized society!

16 posted on 12/13/2020 6:38:04 PM PST by Lonely Bull
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To: Jan_Sobieski

“Wait?! America was a utopia before white man Arrived! I don’t believe this!!!”

Yes, the indigenous peoples always have no stain on their record. There must be some way to pin it on the Spaniards.


17 posted on 12/13/2020 6:38:05 PM PST by SharpRightTurn (Chuck Schumer--giving pond scum everywhere a bad name.)
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Everyone should read "The Discovery and Conquest of Mexico by Bernal Diaz del Castillo"

The link goes to an extended review of the book which I wrote. Here is an excerpt of the review:

The American edition, published in 1956, 468 pages, Translated by A.P. Maudsley

The Diaz account is the best history book that I have read. It has all the advantage of a first person account and reads like a well written adventure novel.

The Discovery and Conquest of Mexico by Bernal Diaz del Castillo is the only extant first person account of the campaign under the command of Hernando Cortez from 1519 to 1520. The campaign resulted in the discovery and conquest of the Aztec civilization in Mexico.

Cortez himself wrote five long letters to Carlos V in Spain. Parts of them are included in this edition to help explain the narrative. But Cortez' letters were essentially reports of a Conquistador commander seeking favor, and explaining his actions, which were mostly extralegal.

The entire Conquest was a massive verification of the adage that “It is easier to obtain forgiveness than permission.”

Bernal Diaz' account is a first person narrative of the entire campaign, with the amazing detail of a foot soldier who is vitally interested in food, women, weapons, and gold. He includes accounts of two separate expeditions before Cortez.

Bernal Diaz made extensive remarks on the use of firearms in his narrative. The initial numbers were tiny, but contributed significantly to the success of the conquest. Of the initial 400 to 500 men under the command of Cortez, there were 16 with horses, 13 with individual guns, four small cannon, “some brass guns” (more cannon), and 32 crossbowmen. The 13 personal guns were almost certainly arquebuses, the first really practical personal gun, with early matchlocks. Diaz mentions “much powder and ball”.

18 posted on 12/13/2020 6:40:58 PM PST by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries. )
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To: blueplum

What a pitoresque and quaint civilization when compared to Cortez and his brutes.


19 posted on 12/13/2020 6:46:21 PM PST by 353FMG
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To: Fai Mao

Read ‘The Conquest of New Spain’ by Bernal Diaz. He was there for the conquest and wrote about it in his retirement.


20 posted on 12/13/2020 6:47:45 PM PST by hanamizu
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