January
11
/ 2021
Farmers tilling the soil in a citrus grove in the Huasteca region along Mexico’s Gulf Coast unearthed something ancient and unusual. Hitting a hard object they assumed was a rock, the farmers dug down deeper to remove it. According to PHYS.org, what they had actually found was a six-foot-tall (1.8 meters) white stone statue of a Mesoamerican woman. She was buried in a position of peaceful repose, but facial features were contorted by an open-mouthed, wide-eyed expression that suggested she’d seen something shocking and unforgettable. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"81770","attributes":{"alt":"The farmers discovered the statue of a Mesoamerican woman in the Huasteca region in Mexico by chance when tilling the soil. (María Eugenia Maldonado Vite / INAH)","class":"media-image","style":"width: 610px; height: 406px;","typeof":"foaf:Image"}}]] The farmers discovered the statue
