Oldest Mesoamerican pyramid tomb found in Mexico

READ MORE: Oldest Mesoamerican pyramid tomb found in Mexico: "The tomb held a man aged around 50, who was buried with jade collars, pyrite and obsidian artifacts and ceramic vessels. Archaeologist Emiliano Gallaga said the tomb dates to between 500 and 700 B.C.
Based on the layers in which it was found and the tomb's unusual wooden construction, 'we think this is one of the earliest discoveries of the use of a pyramid as a tomb, not only as a religious site or temple,' Gallaga said.
Pre-Hispanic cultures built pyramids mainly as representations of the levels leading from the underworld to the sky; the highest point usually held a temple."