The oldest 'zoo' is hidden at the foot of the ancient pyramid

Believe it, underneath the pyramid in Mexico is a huge graveyard .

Recently, archaeologists have found the area considered one of the oldest "zoo" in the human pyramids of the ancient city of Teotihuacan, Mexico.

Inside the "zoo" are the remains of the newspaper, the eagle, the wolf . and many other animals. All have signs of abuse and abuse by humans.

Pyramid of Teotihuacan city.

These remains date back to the years 150 - 350 AD. And considering the location of these remains and the drawings of wolves and newspapers wearing human hearts, experts believe that they are for sacrificial rituals - possibly human flesh.

These remains date back to the years 150 - 350 AD.

To confirm this, experts analyzed the isotope of nitrogen in the remains to determine what they ate. The results show that many animals here are kept in human or dog meat.

In addition, their remains bear a lot of damage that can be caused by humans to control them. At the same time, some skeletons show that they have been preserved by a method like stuffed animals now. Experts hypothesize that they were accidentally killed during captivity, but were stuffed to be used in later rituals.

The leg bones of the eagle often have fractures - resulting from the process of forcing.

Such evidence has helped experts believe that the area is one of the oldest "zoo", showing that captivity and captivity of animals have existed since time immemorial.

The study was published in Smithsonia (USA).