November
13
/ 2024
In a deeply moving revelation about pre-Hispanic life and beliefs, a recent examination of archaeological data links a mass offering of children to the Mexica rain god Tlaloc to a devastating drought in 1454. Archaeologists believe that, during this environmental crisis, the Mexica sacrificed dozens of young children to appease Tlaloc and bring rains back to the Basin of Mexico. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"125154","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"428","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"610"}}]] Offering 48 corresponded to the construction stage IVa of the Great Temple, erected during the reign of Moctezuma Ilhuicamina. (Screenshot/ INAH) Discovery of Offering 48: Insights from the Templo Mayor According to an INAH press release, the story of these tragic offerings began with an excavation in 1980-1981 by the Templo Mayor Project, where archaeologists uncovered the remains of
