Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-04-30 | Page 4 | Gold-Lined Skulls Taken from Tomb of Guerrero

Lined Gold-Lined Skulls Taken Front From Tomb of Guerrero Craniums lined with gold leaf and gold handles that appear to belong to scepters are strange and shining objects objects objects ob ob- taken from ol oid Mexico's newest treasure tomb in m the mountains of the state stale of Guerrero The tomb lies in the heart of a mountain region miles south of at Mexico City For the last stage of their journey after leaving the nearest nearest nearest near near- est road to the site the archeologists must travel tour lour d days ys on horseback Into the mountains The famous Monte Mon Mon- te Alban treasure tomb in the state of Oaxaca is eight days' days horseback journey journey journey jour jour- ney from the treasure tomb of Guer Guer- rero The Indian farmer who made the Guerrero tomb discovery found two fine stone corn grinders among the objects ts In the thc tomb From this it appears that some of the occupants buried burled with wilh their rich possessions were women The num number r of dead Interred In the tomb is not yet et deter deter- mined Some of the objects from this new tomb are pronounced unique There is for example a miniature turquoise mask of oC the wind god There is is also a birds bird's head made o of turquoise and many fragments of scattered mosaics Gold leaf leat to the weight of ofa a pound has been gathered up among the funeral objects The curious de device device device de- de vice of lining craniums with gold leaf lea found in this group of ot burials is said by to have been an ancient an an- custom among Indians in the state of Oaxaca to the cast east of Guer Guer- rero Of special and absorbing interest to science arc are the hieroglyphics on some of the objects These picture writings and three onyx vases stand standout standout standout out as clues which may link the Tol- Tol tee lec Maya Maa and other great cultures in south-central south Mex Mex- ico