Archaeologists Just Closed a 500-Year-Old Circle Beneath Mexico City

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Beneath Mexico City's historic center, archaeologists found the final pieces of a 500-year-old ritual — 83 greenstone war trophies buried by the Aztecs in a single colossal ceremony during the reign of Motecuhzoma I.

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