MEXICO CITY, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Archaeologists in Mexico have unearthed an Aztec skull rack, or tzompantli, which is exactly what it sounds like it is -- a scaffolding-like structure of rods and poles used to publicly display human skulls, those of war captives and sacrificial victims.
The rack, known as Huey Tzompantli, was discovered a dig site in the Historic Center of Mexico City. It has only been partially uncovered, but already archaeologists are saying it may be the largest of its kind -- evidence of the deadly rituals that characterized Aztec culture in pre-Hispanic Mexico.