Human remains and burial offerings found in tombs under 1,800 year old pre-Aztec village in Mexico

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A skeleton discovered in one of the shaft tombs found at Tula in central Mexico, which are around 1,800 years old (Picture: INAH/Cover Media)

Five ancient shaft tombs filled with human remains and burial offerings have been uncovered in central Mexico.

The chilling discovery was made during excavations linked to a major railway project in Tula, Hidalgo.

Archaeologists found one chamber containing the remains of eight people alongside 47 miniature ceramic vessels, with several bodies buried in seated positions and offerings placed at their feet.