Table 1.
Dedicatory contexts described in the text and their associated dates.
Fig 1.
Plan view reconstruction of the animal (color) and human (grey) remains from Entierro 6, Moon Pyramid (center).
(Human reconstruction drawn by G. Pereira, animals drawn by N. Sugiyama). A) Incomplete canid cranium, B) complete felid with a pathology on left forearm (fused radius and ulna), C) plan view drawing of entwined rattlesnake remains inside a basket (drawing by N. Sugiyama), D) eagle skeleton with pathology on left lower limb (tarsometatarsus).
Table 2.
Species distribution of zooarchaeological remains from the Moon Pyramid (Ent. 2, 6, 3 and 5) and Sun Pyramid (PPS OF2).
Fig 2.
δ13Capatite values for A) complete and incomplete carnivores (excludes all leporidae) and B) animal type (Lep. = Leporidae). Collagen δ15N and δ13Ccollagen values for C) complete and incomplete animal skeletons (excludes leporidae), and D) modern and archaeological felids. Error bars represent two standard divations from average isotopic values of modern felids living in C3 (yellow) and C4 (red) environments.
Table 3.
Descriptive statistics of the δ13Capatite, δ13Ccollagen, and δ15N values for complete and incomplete samples (excludes all leporidae, which are rabbits and hares that were found as stomach contents).
Fig 3.
Eagle (Element 2246) placed post-mortem (secondarily) in Entierro 6 with surface modifications.
A) Back of the skull with large opening; B) left furculum with perforation; C) cut marks on left femur; D) pathology on inner calf of left tarsometatarsus; E) distribution of cut marks/perforations (red) and pathologies (blue), and isotope results.
Fig 4.
Line drawing of puma devouring hearts.
From the Tetitla apartment compound, Portico 13, Mural 3. Drawing by N. Sugiyama.