Teotihuacan's tunnel (c. 200 CE) extends over 100 meters toward the Temple of the Feathered Serpent, sealed nearly 1,800 years ago. Walls coated with powdered pyrite mimic a galaxy of stars. The floor holds offerings including seashells, jade, obsidian knives, rubber balls, ceramics, and animal skeletons. More than 50,000 artifacts have been recovered from the tunnel.
Teotihuacan Tunnel Contains Mercury and Cosmic Model
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Key facts
- Hidden tunnel discovered in 2003 after heavy rains opened sinkhole near Temple of the Feathered Serpent
- Tunnel descends about 18 meters and extends over 100 meters directly toward pyramid's heart
- Deliberately sealed nearly 1,800 years ago by city's inhabitants
- Walls coated with powdered pyrite (fool's gold) sparkling like galaxy of stars
- Floor strewn with offerings: seashells, jade, obsidian knives, rubber balls, ceramics, animal skeletons
- Three chambers forming cross-configuration beneath pyramid's center discovered
- Miniature mountains built of carved stone and liquid mercury representing rivers found
- Mercury could not have formed naturally there, intentionally transported and poured
- Pyrite, hematite, and magnetite dust used to mimic night sky
- Over 75,000 artifacts catalogued from tunnel
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Teotihuacán tunnel - entrance located. Mexico - Ancient Culturesuniverses.art
The investigations have led to know with certainty that this tunnel was made prior to the construction of the Temple of the Feathered Serpent and The Citadel.
Archaeologists Explore the Tunnel below the Pyramid of the ... - PBSpbs.org
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50000 artifacts found in tunnel under Teotihuacan templethehistoryblog.com
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Teotihucan: A Land of Pyramids, Secret Tunnels and Robotsblog.hmns.org
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