Gods, kings, warriors, and priests added the jaguar epithet to their names ... playing a highly prominent role in the mythology of the Aztec and Mexica peoples roughly 700 years ago.

Attached to the corpse’s shoulders were wings made of hawk bones. The remains of a jaguar dressed as an Aztec warrior were also found in a large rectangular stone box, according to Reuters.

“In the case of the Mexicas, their military power allowed ... up to Huītzilōpōchtli, the Aztec god of war, a theory that accounts for the spear and the jaguar as well. Báez Pérez noted ...

In the same box, archeologists previously found a sacrificed jaguar ... the Aztec "worldview, ritual economy, and the obvious links between imperial expansion, warfare, military prowess and ...

In the same box, archaeologists previously found a sacrificed jaguar ... the Aztec “worldview, ritual economy, and the obvious links between imperial expansion, warfare, military prowess and ...