Massive skull rack found in Mexico sheds light on Aztec human sacrifice

The video explores the archaeological discovery beneath modern Mexico City, once the Aztec empire's center. In 2015, a team excavated the Tzopatli, a massive skull rack near the Templo Mayor, believed to be part of human sacrifice rituals. Priests would decapitate bodies, mount skulls on poles, and the site revealed that 75% of the skulls were from male warriors, 20% from women, and 5% from children.

Where was the Tzopatli discovered?

• In the Amazon rainforest

• Beneath modern Mexico City

• In the Sahara Desert

• Underneath the Great Wall of China

What structures flanked the Templo Mayor?

• Two towers of skull and mortar

• Pyramids of gold

• Columns of obsidian

• Walls of jade

What was the first step in the human sacrifice ritual?

• Carving holes in the skull

• Decapitation of the body

• Removal of the beating heart

• Mounting skulls on poles

What percentage of the skulls belonged to warriors?

• 50%

• 75%

• 5%

• 20%

Which group had the smallest representation among the skulls found?

• Elders

• Children

• Women

• Warriors