1200 Year-Old Sacrificial Skulls Found Near Mexico City Baffle Archeologists
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February 23, 2013
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The Puzzle of Mexico's 'Sacrificial' Skulls (Patryn News)

Archaeologists in Mexico said they have found at least 130 human sacrificial skulls dating back approximately 1200 years in a rural field close to Mexico City.

It’s the largest find of its kind in history and the first time skulls have been found away from a major archaeological site in Mexico.

The find in a communal farm field close to the town of Xaltocan, 24 miles north of Mexico City, has experts perplexed. They were surprised to see such a large number of skulls at what was a small shrine between 660 and 860 A.D.

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