November
09
/ 2023
Archaeologists have unearthed a rare twin-chambered stone Mixtec tomb in central Mexico. This discovery is only the third of its kind in the region. What sets this tomb apart from the other two is that it contains unique evidence of ancestor worship and the funerary customs. Recovered within the modern plaza [town square] of San Juan Ixcaquixtla, the Mixtec tomb once served as a central sacred feature in a wider complex of burial mounds known as teteles. According to the press release published by Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History ( INAH), the 1,500-year-old burial represents only the third such tomb ever unearthed in the region, and it’s being associated with “a lineage of merchant-warriors.” [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"113322","attributes":{"alt":"A 1,500-year-old intact Mixtec
