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Archaeologists Find a Secret Tunnel Hidden Beneath Mexico's Pyramid of The Moon
This way to the underworld.
DAVID NIELD 8 JUL 2017
It's amazing what the best computer scanning technology can do these days like revealing a hidden passageway beneath the Pyramid of the Moon near the ancient city of Teotihuacan in Mexico.
The straight tunnel sits about 10 metres (33 feet) underground and is thought to represent a pathway to the underworld, giving us new insight into the culture and rituals of the Teotihuacan people.
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (NIAH) in Mexico used an imaging technique called electrical resistivity tomography to find the secret tunnel, which can map underground structures (and the gaps inside them) based on how they resist an electrical current.
"The discovery would confirm that the inhabitants of Teotihuacan followed the same pattern in their large-scale temples, and that their function would be to emulate the underworld," one of the archaeologists, Veronica Ortega, told the Associated Press.
More:
http://www.sciencealert.com/archaeologists-find-a-secret-tunnel-hidden-beneath-mexico-s-pyramid-of-the-moon
Anthropology:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/12293227
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Judi Lynn
Jul 2017
OP
This modern world is so blindly ignorant about genuine wonders of ancient history.
Guilded Lilly
Jul 2017
#16
I thought the portal to the underworld was at 1 Central Park W. in New York City.
tclambert
Jul 2017
#5
We found an un groomed temple in the jungle near Coba . It was a fertility temple I assume
lunasun
Jul 2017
#30
Hoping to catch the film you mention, also. I wouldn't want to miss it if it's available again.
Judi Lynn
Jul 2017
#21
Excellent. I'm going to write down the name and look for it. Looking forward. Thanks. n/t
Judi Lynn
Jul 2017
#26
Did a search to see if I could stream it on my laptop. Voila, by golly, I can!
Judi Lynn
Jul 2017
#36