Five centuries after the fall of the Aztec empire, archaeologists may be near the tombs of their rulers.

The recent discovery of a treasure of Aztec sacrificess in the center of the Mexican capital, where he is Mayo Templer, one of the most important ceremonial centers for ancient Mexicans, can achieve a cherished dream by archaeologists for decades: find the grave of one Aztec emperor.

Offerings, found on the steps of the ceremonial center, include a child in an outfit similar to the god of war, in addition to knives and precious stones.

The stories indicate that in this place the Aztec kings are restingThe offers have been posted on the site more than five centuries ago.

"We have never found the tomb of a Mexican king, also known as the Aztec civilization, we have never found and we now have the huge expectation right now, to have already located a circular building to find these graves. The signs are very good there are many very rich offers. For the first time, we find many objects in gold leaf, "he told the agency Reuters López Luján, director of the Templo Mayor project.

In another of the graves, they found the skeleton of a jaguar dressed as a warrior, with a wooden disc engraved in the back, the emblem of Huitzilopochtli, god of warand by his side a sort of Aztec crossbow that can fire spears at high speed.

Corals, shells, starfish and a flamingo-like bird have also been found in the area.

Both, the boy and the jaguar, would have been sacrificed by removing their heartsas an offering to the gods.

According to the newspaper The countryBoth offerings are the most spectacular because of their content and because their location makes the experts of the Mexica emperors think. Eduardo Matos Moctezuma, one of the pioneers in investigations of the mayor of Templo, said that on this site could be found the remains of Ahuitzotl, predecessor of Moctezuma, the emperor who received the victors in 1519, would be buried there.

"We think we will find objects of enormous value as we continue to deepen," López Luján said. Reuters.

According to the words of the chroniclers of the sixteenth century, remains of several leaders, cremated to death, were deposited at the foot of Templo Mayor, with offers of enormous value, such as those found now. According to López Luján, they have barely processed a tenth of the new offers, so expectations are very high.

"We can see it once we can remove a huge bed of coral visually covering what lies beneath the deposit," said archaeologist Miguel Baez, a member of the team who searched the offerings at foot of the temple.