The discovery of a ritual offering of 160 starfish and a jaguar skeleton to the Aztec god of war has got archaeologists excited to uncover its meaning
October 2022
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Rowland Bagnall
Jane Morris
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Kitty Grady
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Why was the Aztec god of war so keen on starfish?
The discovery of a ritual offering of 160 starfish and a jaguar skeleton to the Aztec god of war has got archaeologists excited to uncover its meaning