The mysterious 'monster' dies with the girl in Maya's tomb

The young Maya girl sits cross-legged in the 1,600-year-old ancient tomb with a crocodile, two deer and especially a lion leopard.

The new study published in the scientific journal PLOS One describes an ancient tomb full of mysteries, estimated to be in the year 435 AD and belongs to a Maya woman .

The large skull of the ancient "beast" in the grave - identified as a tamed lion lion - (photo provided by the research team).

The bone-only corpse was identified as a very young woman, buried in a cross-legged posture and surrounded by many animals, including "beasts". 4 animal bones in the grave are 2 deer, a crocodile and a lion leopard .

In it, the lion leopard has a close posture to the dead, while the remaining bones are only placed next to them. Unexpectedly, archaeologist Nawa Sugiyama, from George Mason University (Virginia, USA), confirmed that there is solid evidence that this lion leopard is a tamed creature .

The most obvious evidence shows that this is a pet because the rest of it is rich in C4, a common carbon molecule in agricultural crops, especially maize.This "beast" has been nurtured and eaten by humans instead of hunting in the wild. The fact that this unique and terrifying pet is located in the ancient tomb with the mistress as part of the common sacrifice of the Mayan culture.

This is not the first time that archaeologists have found large cats of animals buried in the Mesoamerican city, a historic land in North America, located in many countries where many existed. brilliant ancient civilization.

Research shows that cougars, jaguars, deer, birds . are farmed in Mayan by Maya people and sold around the region. Some are raised for the purpose of getting skin and fur. There are also some rich skeletons C3 - common carbon molecules in wild plants. These animals are victims of hunters.