#aztec-archaeology

#aztec-archaeology

A complete 500-year-old Aztec ritual offering from Moctezuma I's reign was discovered at Templo Mayor, consisting of six volcanic stone boxes containing greenstone sculptures, marine shells, copal spheres, and snake pendants.

Archaeologists discovered massive ceremonial offerings at Mexico City's Templo Mayor containing 83 ancient Mezcala greenstone figurines, marine elements, and monumental sculptures deposited during Moctezuma Ilhuicamina's reign between 1440-1469.