300 B.C. Mexican temple hints at human sacrifice
Monday, April 22, 2013 - 17:24
in Paleontology & Archaeology
By Stephanie PappasLiveScienceA newly discovered temple complex in the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico, reveals hints of a specialized hierarchy of priests — who may have committed human sacrifice.The evidence of such sacrifice is far from conclusive, but researchers did uncover a human tooth and part of what may be a human limb bone from a temple room scattered with animal sacrifice remains and obsidian...