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  1. Tzompantli

    A tzompantli or skull rack is a type of wooden rack or palisade documented in several Mesoamerican civilizations, which was used for the public display of human skulls, typically those of war captives or other sacrificial victims. It is a scaffold-like construction of poles on which heads and skulls were placed after holes had been made in them. Many have been documented throughout Mesoamerica, and range from the Epiclassic through early Post-Classic.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tzompantli in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tzompantli in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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