Title

Detail of the 'Tzompantli' or skull rack found in the excavations in the Templo Mayor

Caption

Detail of the 'Tzompantli' or skull rack found in the excavations in the Templo Mayor, The detail shows 12 carved stone skulls. Mexico. Aztec. The city was founded in 1325 AD. Tenochtitlan.

Info+

N.J.SAUNDERS

Credit line

Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman

Reference

UMG12A38_481

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No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

23,9Mb (1,5Mb) / 7,9in x 11,8in / 2360 x 3543 (300dpi)

Keywords

Mexico Aztec Tenochtitlan Mexico City El Templo Mayor Nick Saunders Skull Rack Mesoamerica America Archaeology Archeology Central America Sacrifice Death Relief Spanish Conquest Unesco World Heritage Site Myth Mythology Precolumbian Civilization Civilisation Mythical Legend Montezuma Moctezuma Mexica Lake Tezcoco Collection Werner Forman