In the final chapters of the history of Monte Albán, at a time in which the city already lay abandoned, a Mixtec family group invaded one of the Zapotec tombs, which they emptied of most of its contents. Afterwards they placed in the ancient tomb the mortal remains of nine persons, accompanied by one of the richest offerings which has ever been seen in Mexican archaeology. These fabulous objects make up the famous treasure of the tomb which, following the order of its discovery, has been called Tomb 7.
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centuriespast: In the final chapters of the history of Monte...
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