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Tower of human skulls found in Mexico, throwing Aztec history into doubt

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world-...18841.html

EXCERPT: [...] The structure is believed to be part of the Huey Tzompantli, a rack of bones which became the stuff of legend among Spanish conquistadores as they colonised Mexico. Their writings mentioned a tower of skulls. [...] But they have always believed the skulls belonged to male warriors killed in inter-tribal combat before the arrival of the Spanish. The discovery of younger and female skulls has perplexed archaeologists. "We were expecting just men, obviously young men, as warriors would be, and the thing about the women and children is that you'd think they wouldn't be going to war," said Rodrigo Bolanos, a biological anthropologist investigating the find. "Something is happening that we have no record of, and this is really new, a first in the Huey Tzompantli," he added....
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