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Judi Lynn

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Thu Jul 20, 2023, 04:50 PM Jul 2023

6 burials found on same site as Young Ruler of Amajac II statue

MND Staff
July 19, 2023

Ancient remains found at Young Ruler of Amajac II site in Veracruz, Mexico


Researchers from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have found six human burials at the same site where the young Ruler of Amajac II statue was discovered earlier this year.

Veracruz residents discovered the pre-Columbian statue in May. Young Ruler II itself resembles another statue discovered in 2021 in the same municipality of Álamo Temapache, Veracruz, possibly representing a female Huastec ruler.

The six sets of remains are believed to be of pre-Hispanic Huastecs. (María Eugenia Maldonado Vite/INAH)
The human remains discovered by INAH archaeologists may date to Mesoamerica’s Middle Postclassic period (A.D. 1100–1200). María Eugenia Maldonado Vite, the researcher leading the excavations, reported that the burials were found under the fence of an elementary school. All were discovered at different depths, with the sixth burial found directly below where the Young Ruler of Amajac II was located.

Originally from the central Maya region, the Huastec people migrated to the Gulf Coast hundreds of years ago, settling over a large region encompassing parts of present-day Veracruz, Hidalgo, and San Luis Posotí. They became skilled metalworkers and builders, living in multiple independent city-states beyounfore being conquered by the Mexica in the 15th century.

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https://mexiconewsdaily.com/culture/6-burials-found-on-same-site-as-young-ruler-of-amajac-ii-statue/

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6 burials found on same site as Young Ruler of Amajac II statue (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jul 2023 OP
That's why there were no Old Rulers of Amajac II Effete Snob Jul 2023 #1
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