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Oldest Mesoamerican pyramid tomb found in Mexico
• APArchaeologists in southern Mexico announced Monday they have discovered
a 2,700-year-old tomb of a dignitary inside a pyramid that may be the
oldest such burial documented in Mesoamerica.
The tomb held a man aged around 50, who was buried with jade collars, pyrite and obsidian artifacts and ceramic vessels. Archaeologist Emiliano Gallaga said the tomb dates to between 500 and 700 B.C.
The tomb held a man aged around 50, who was buried with jade collars, pyrite and obsidian artifacts and ceramic vessels. Archaeologist Emiliano Gallaga said the tomb dates to between 500 and 700 B.C.