One of many relics found at the site.
Mexican archaeologists have discovered a Prehispanic grave site they believe to be Mayan in the state of Tabasco. Estimated to be around 1200 years old and containing 116 bodies, this is the largest group of skeletons found in the region. The area was thought to have been used as a cemetery, with the elite buried in a separate area from their companions, and skeletons found with dental inlays, cranial deformation and other body modifications…
“We believe Yokot’an Maya people that dwelled Comalcalco region used lime to avoid putrefaction and help the departed through their passage to the afterworld”, explained Armijo.
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