The remains of a man from the Maya civilization were recently unearthed. According to reports, it held burial offerings, and the rare find was significant.
Man From Maya Civilization Holding Burial Offerings
The interesting burial was discovered by researchers in San Lorenzo de las Bayas's southwest neighborhood in the Tamaulipas municipality of Ocampo.
According to a statement from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), the bones belonged to a man between the ages of 21 and 35.
The man was a member of the Maya civilization, who inhabited the area from A.D. 600 to 900 during the latter part of the Classic era.
The burial offering was a three-legged molcajete, a pestle, and mortar used in Mexican kitchens to grind spices, peppers, and other foods- which indicates that the individual was of some importance. It was almost completely intact and astonishingly beautifully kept. There are a ton of other archaeological discoveries in the neighborhood as well.
According to an INAH in a statement, considering the qualities of his donation, which included a fascinating tripod molcajete that he carried with him during his funeral ceremonies, the location had been inhabited since the Classical Period between A.D. 400s and 700s.
The find is one of the most significant archaeological discoveries in recent years. The sites are being excavated due to the Mante-Ocampo-Tula motorway construction.
Ancient Mayas originated in the present-day southern Mexican states of Chiapas and Yucatán and spread throughout much of Central America. Additionally, there is proof that they resided in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
The late classic era of the ancient Maya saw some cities flourish quickly. Ancient temples from this culture are well-known, and several can still be seen today.
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Other Discoveries Linked With Maya Civilization
INAH also previously announced the discovery of a rare artifact - a nose ornament. They discovered the item while researching at the Palenque Archaeological Zone in the southern state of Chiapas.
The Maya city-state of Palenque was inhabited from the latter part of the first millennium B.C. until about the eighth century A.D. The archaeological site has many well-known examples of Maya construction and artwork.
In Mesoamerican history, the ceremonial deposit to which the nasal jewelry belonged was created between A.D. 600 and 850. A piece of a human leg bone has been used to carve out a detailed scene. One part of the object shows the profile of a man wearing headgear with a bird head shape, while another section features a human skull missing a lower jaw.
Researchers also discovered a multicolored ceramic dish at the Cansacbé archaeological site while conducting their digs. It shows a "wahyis," a protector spirit or being from Maya mythology. The item was intended to be a gift in remembrance, according to INAH.
Additionally, a canoe was found inside a Mexican sinkhole close to the deserted Mayan city of Chichén Itzá in 2021. Human and animal bones surrounded it, including armadillos, turkeys, dogs, and eagles. A metatarsal from the left foot of an adult female is made up of the human bone. INAH suggested that the prehistoric watercraft had been used in Mayan rites.
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