Photo shows Lady 6 Water and Lord 4 Water Blood Eagle, undated. The bone describes the alliance between the Zapotec lineages of Zaachila and the Mixtec lineage of Tilantongo, through the marriage commitment of Lady 6-Water and Lord 4-Water. Note: Photo is from the National Institute of Anthropology and History of Mexico (Sara Fernandez-CN, INAH/Newsflash)
Copyrights: Sara Fernandez-CN, INAH/Newsflash
12 January 2023
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Experts have deciphered a 700-year-old bone buried in a tomb detailing the marriage alliance of two ancient Mexican kingdoms. The animal bone - carved with intricate pictograms - has baffled translators since it was unearthed nearly 100 years ago. Now scientists believe it details a...