Liquid mercury discovered in tunnels beneath Temple of Feathered Serpent. In 2015, archaeologist Sergio Gómez discovered liquid mercury in sealed tunnels beneath Temple of the Feathered Serpent Tunnels extend hundreds of feet below the pyramid Mercury is almost never found in liquid form in nature and is highly toxic
In 2015, liquid mercury was discovered in sealed tunnels beneath the Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent at Teotihuacan. Mercury is almost never found liquid in nature and highly toxic. The big mystery: how did they extract and store it?
Key Facts
- In 2015, archaeologist Sergio Gómez discovered liquid mercury in sealed tunnels beneath Temple of the Feathered Serpent
- Tunnels extend hundreds of feet below the pyramid
- Mercury is almost never found in liquid form in nature and is highly toxic
- Mercury difficult to extract and store with known ancient Mesoamerican technology
- Mercury has also been found at Mayan site El Mirador and in ancient Chinese tombs
- Researchers speculate mercury may relate to lost technologies or energy generation
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Source: Teotihuacan: Forbidden Discoveries of Advanced Technology by Universe Inside You