Long skulls like aliens encrusted with gems in their teeth

Archaeologists found a woman's skeleton dating back to 1,600 years in Mexico with a skull that resembles aliens and teeth encrusted with gems.

Ancient Origins reported on July 8, Mexican archaeologists unearthed the tomb in the ancient ruins of Teotihuacan, 50 kilometers northeast of Mexico City. They discovered the skeleton dating back to 1,600 years of an upper-class woman with long skulls, encrusted teeth and a false tooth made of green serpentine stone. The 35-40 year old woman was buried with 19 burial jars.

Prolonged women's skull with teeth encrusted with precious stones was discovered in Teotihuacan, Mexico.(Photo: Ancient Origins).

The Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) said the skeleton was named "the woman of Tlailotlacan". Scientists predict that this woman is an immigrant foreigner, because the unusual stretched skull and gem-encrusted teeth are not found in other tombs in the region. Skull deforming techniques were born in southern Central America, not in central regions like Mexico.

According to anthropologist Velasco Archer, the ancients extended the skull by squeezing the head with wooden planks or wrapping tightly around the head from a young age. They do so because of the notion that deformed skulls show nobility, beauty or other values.

The teeth of the remains contain two round pyrite stones in the upper jaw. This technique is used in the Mayan aristocracy in southern Mexico and Central America. Maya people are masters of cosmetic dentistry. They decorate their teeth by attaching precious stones to their teeth or carving them on their teeth. Gemstones are attached to teeth thanks to natural resin adhesives, such as tree resins mixed with other chemicals and crushed bones.

Teotihuacan is one of the oldest and most important Mesoamerica cities with an age of about 2,500 years. The name Teotihuacan means "city of gods" in the Nahuatl language of the Aztecs. In 2015, scientists discovered liquid mercury in a tunnel beneath the Temple of Feathered Serpent in Teotihuacan. It could represent the underground river leading to one or more royal tombs.