Archaeologists Discover Mayan Tomb Holding Body and Offerings

BY ROBYN WHITE ON 9/14/23 AT 11:23 AM EDT

Archaeologists have discovered a Mayan tomb holding the remains of a man, alongside burial offerings in Mexico.

Researchers found the burial in the southwestern area of San Lorenzo de las Bayas, in the municipality of Ocampo, Tamaulipas.

The bones belonged to a man between 21 and 35 years of age, the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) reported.

The man belonged to the Maya civilization that lived here in the late phase of the Classic period, in the years A.D. 600 to 900.

"Given the characteristics of his offering, consisting of an interesting tripod molcajete accompanying him as part of his funeral rites, we know that the site was occupied way back in the Classical period between A.D. 400s and 700," a statement from INAH said.

The three -legged molcajete—a pestle and mortar used in Mexican kitchens for grinding spices, chilies and other foodstuffs—suggests that this man was quite important.

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Examples of pre-colombian Mayan 3-legged molcajetes . . .