4. Elongated Skulls Found In Maya Underwater Cave
In January, 2014, a flooded sinkhole in southern Mexico that terrifies local villagers was explored by underwater archaeologists, who found the submerged cavern littered with elongated skulls and human bones. The underwater cavern, known as Sac Uayum, is a cenote located in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.
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A cenote is a natural pit resulting from the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes groundwater underneath. They were sometimes used by the ancient Maya for sacrificial offerings. Local legend says that the mysterious cavern is guarded by a feathered, horse-headed serpent. Older residents of the nearby village of Telchaquillo tell stories of people seeing the serpent perching in a tree, leaping up, spinning around three times, and diving into the water. From the first day of diving archaeologists discovered that there may be a very real reason why the villagers fear the place. It appears something terrible took place there and perhaps knowledge of this was passed down over the centuries leading to the development of myths and legends. The team identified more than a dozen human remains. The bones bear no marks that would indicate cause of death, so the people probably weren't sacrificed. According to the researchers, the elongated skulls were intentionally flattened during infancy, a practice that archaeologists are still seeking answers for.
https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-ancient-technology/underwater-discoveries-001522Hmmm 🤔 if those archaeologists looked at this thread I wonder if they’d have the same conclusions? Why would ‘people’ in different parts of the world just flatten their heads? I guess it beats playing monopoly all day! Or maybe 🤔 these archeologists really think they are important and everybody else flattens their heads and stretches their body to be taller. Being an archeologist really makes you important. Right? Looking at it from a different perspective; maybe there are a lot of dumb people on this planet that get college degrees to make themselves feel real smart.
~Jitendra
