Earthquake unearths ancient snakehead

A major earthquake in Mexico City last year revealed a giant sculpture of a snakehead that’s more than 500 years old, the country’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) has announced. It was found nearly 15 feet deep, under a building at a university. Mexico City was once part of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire. The Aztecs worshipped many gods, including Quetzalcoatl, who was often depicted as a snake. The sculpture is 5.9 feet long and 3.3 feet high and weighs about 1.3 tons. About 80% of its surface is covered in red, blue, black, and white paint. Although other snakeheads have been found in the area, it’s extremely rare for their original colors to be preserved, the INAH said. The artifact was removed by a crane…

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