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Joseph Golder

A-Maize-Ing Find: Huge Mayan Corn God’s Head Dating Back 1,300 Years Discovered In Mexico

This Mayan corn god’s head has been unearthed by archaeologists in Mexico who found it at the bottom of a pond that was regarded by the ancients as symbolizing the entrance to the underworld.

The large, well-preserved head – dating back over 1,300 years – was placed there to signify an aquatic theme around the entrance to the world below.

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