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In 1931, archaeologists tunneled into the base of the pyramid to see if there were any earlier structures beneath. They discovered a stone box which contained bones, flint daggers, jade and turquoise, and beyond, a flight of steps which yielded a beautifully preserved statue of Chac Mool and a red-painted effigy of a jaguar with eyes of jade and teeth of flint.
North America
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