Chilling Aztec ‘tower of skulls' discovered beneath city containing severed heads
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mirror.co.ukArchaeologists have discovered the remains of more than 100 Aztec men, women and children in Mexico who appear to have been "sacrificed to the gods".
The grisly findings were discovered during the restoration of a building in Mexico City and are believed to be part of a five metre "skull rack" at a shrine to the Aztec god of the sun, war and human sacrifice.
Hundreds of human heads have been previously unearthed at the site, first uncovered three years ago. The 119 new skulls are thought to form part of the Huei Tzompantli - an array of skulls that once struck fear into the Spanish conquistadores when they captured the city in the 15th century.
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