15th-century ritual sacrifice linked to drought
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•Mass child sacrifices in 15th-century Mexico were a desperate attempt to appease rain god and end devastating drought
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Skeletal remains of at least 42 children, ages 2 to 7 , were discovered at Templo Mayor in Mexico in 1980 and 1981 .
The sacrifices were likely an attempt to end a great drought in the region by making offerings to the rain god Tláloc .
Droughts in early summer would have affected the germination of plants prior to the canícula [dog days of summer ].
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