The Woman of Tlailotlacan with elongated skull and encrusted teeth

“La mujer de Tlailotlacan“ - 1600 year-old burial was discovered in Tlailotlacan, near Teotihuacan, Mexico. The Woman of Tlailotlacan was between 35 and 40 years old, her cranium had been elongated by extreme fronto-occipital compression and her teeth encrusted with pyrite. Archaeologists believe she was a member of the nobility from the southern Mexico. “La mujer de Tlailotlacan” was buried around 350-400 AD and is one of the most altered bodies discovered in Teotihuacan. Credit: Instituto Nacional de An