[Aztlan] Large Huastec burial find

[Gary Daniels]

If this site was dedicated to IxChel, the waning moon goddess, wasn't she
also associated with medicine? Therefore the large number of deformations
might not represent local population, it might represent pilgrims coming for
healing. I know there are many references to pregnant women making
pilgrimages to Ixchel temples during early Spanish colonial times. This
might also explain the high number of female burials at Tamtoc.

-Gary C. Daniels
http://www.LostWorlds.org

On 10/21/09 4:40 PM, "michael ruggeri" <michaelruggeri at mac.com> wrote:

> 
> Listeros,
> 
> 37 burials have been uncovered at the Huastec site of Tamtoc. They are
> from 1110-1200 CE and it appears that many had serious infections
> leading to deformations. The burials are from the same area as
> Monument 32 recently found there. The remains of women buried at this
> area pre-dominate but this recovery shows there was an admixture of
> men and children. The site had been identified with the Lunar calendar
> representing the feminine. The bodies are laid out in an east-west
> orientation. INAH is excavating the remaining 80% of the site right
> now. Projectile points, earrings, bracelets and beads have also been
> found.
> 
> Erik Boot has the news from INAH (in Spanish) at his page;
> Erik Boot's Ancient  Mesoamerican News Updates
> http://ancient-mesoamerica-news-updates.blogspot.com
> 
> Mike Ruggeri
> 
> Mike Ruggeri's Mesoamerica after the fall of Teotihuacan
> http://tinyurl.com/5a8ao2
> 
> Mike Ruggeri's Mesoamerican Gulf Coast Art Portfolio
> http://tinyurl.com/d2umrn
> 
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