The Teotihuacans exhumed their dead and dignified them with make-up

Wednesday, January 9, 2013 - 11:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Researchers have analyzed for the first time remains of cosmetics in the graves of prehispanic civilizations on the American continent. In the case of the Teotihuacans, these cosmetics were used as part of the after-death ritual to honor their city’s most important people.

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