For more than 500 years, the skull of a person who had been made into a human sacrifice by the Aztecs lay buried under Mexico City -- until now.
Archaeologists discovered the skull alone in a type of vessel at the foot of an ancient temple in the Tlatelolco dig site in Mexico's capital, according to a July 26 press release announcing the discovery. Researchers from Mexico's National Anthropology and History Institute (INAH) said the skull was probably from a young male, perhaps a prisoner of war. The skull and its fragments have been dated to around 1500 A.D.
Salvador Guilliem, the director of the Tlatelolco site, noted in the INAH statement that a custodian assisting the clean up had alerted researchers in July to what appeared to be a vessel, leading to the discovery of the skull. Now researchers are beginning to examine the area where it was found.
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