Chihuahua

Archaeologists are accustomed to finding evidence of funeral practices around the world, but every once in a while, something they find surprises them. This was the case with a recent discovery in Mexico, in which experts were confronted with a Pre-Hispanic burial of a mummified macaw and a baby, amongst other interesting artifacts. A press release by the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) details how the discovery was made. It says that when Manuel Rodríguez and his son, residents of San Francisco de Borja, Chihuahua, Mexico were leveling the floor of a cave on their property they made a startling discovery. The father and son first came across the remains of the naturally mummified macaw and some other