Researchers conducting excavations in Mexico City found a series of boxes containing Aztec treasures. Inside they discovered a cache of Aztec ritual offerings, including child remains, precious stones, and several animals including a flamingo, an eagle, a Mexican wolf and a jaguar. Could it be that they’ve found the legendary lost tomb of the Aztec King Ahuitzotl?
Do the Ritual Offerings Point to the Tomb of Lost Aztec King?
Located in their capital city of Tenochtitlan, modern-day Mexico City , the Templo Mayor was the chief temple of the indigenous Mexica, known today as the Aztecs. Buried at the center of a circular ceremonial platform associated with the Aztec patron deity Huitzilopochtli, archaeologists have uncovered an ancient treasure trove of Aztec ritual offerings, including 180 coral branches, 165 red starfish and a sacrificed jaguar dressed like an Aztec warrior, clutching a sacrificed eagle.
Aztec priests boxed up and buried these items over 520 years ago. Experts believe that this indicates that this was once a very sacred site. A strange bulge found at the bottom of one of the boxes of treasure has lead researchers to conclude that they have finally identified the lost royal tomb of emperor Ahuitzotl, an Aztec king who ruled from 1486 AD to 1502 AD.
The treasure trove was unearthed near the Templo Mayor in Mexico City. ( javarman / Adobe Stock)
A Great Discovery Will Soon Be Made
A report in the Daily Mail explained that the team of archaeologists began excavating the site…
