ARCHAEOLOGISTS in central Mexico have uncovered the bones of 12 children and adults who may have been buried 800 years ago.
The skeletons were discovered as the archaeologists supervised the installation of a new drain in an old neighbourhood of Cholula, a city 120 kilometres north of the Mexican capital.
The first skull was found at the site on December 8 and, by Thursday, the experts had identified the remains of 12 individuals, a National Institute of Anthropology and History expert told AFP.
The bones were found buried just a few centimetres below a paved section of asphalt, said archeologist Ashuni Romero Butron, who added: "Fortunately, they were not damaged by erosion before the paving."
Most of the 12 skeletons are complete and their sexes will have to be determined in laboratory analysis, Romero said.
The ethnic origin of the bodies is also yet to be determined, although Romero noted that 800 years ago the area was home to people from the Tolteca-Chichimeca and the Olmeca-Xicalanca cultures.
Last April, another burial site with 17 skeletons, some 700 years old, was found nearby.
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