The life and death of a female monkey sacrificed some 1,700 years ago may provide important clues to the rise of one of the world’s most powerful ancient cities—Teotihuacan—located in what is now Mexico
, an interdisciplinary group of researchers reconstruct the final years of the female
“This little story of one single spider monkey really brought out a lot of information about all sorts of inter-regional ties,” says lead authorThe skeleton of the spider monkey was discovered in a deposit beneath a mound in the Plaza of the Columns that also contained the complete remains of a golden eagle, the head of a puma, rattlesnakes, a few unidentified small birds, and stone and shell artifacts. Radiocarbon dating of objects in the deposit place it at around A.D. 250-300.
In this case, the monkey was part of an offering found adjacent to a structure destroyed ahead of the construction of a pyramid known as. The primate’s hands were bound and feet tethered, suggesting it was alive at the time of sacrifice. Now, even before the grand feast at the Plaza of the Columns, it appears the Maya were bringing gifts strongly associated with their culture to the court of Teotihuacan in some sort of ritual exchange.
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