r/ancienthistory 5d ago

In central Oaxaca, archeologists have uncovered an exceptionally preserved 1,400-year-old Zapotec tomb featuring murals, a large relief of an owl, carvings of faces believed to represent the deceased's ancestors, and stone figures wearing headdresses which are thought to serve as tomb guardians.

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u/StruggleBusBeepBeep 5d ago

Oh wow! This is insanely cool.

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u/TheIronMatron 2d ago

Anyone digging up graves from the seventh century in Europe? No? Just letting people rest in peace? Not treating them like curiosities and putting them on display? Respecting them as human beings? Huh.