Teotihuacan's tunnel was discovered by chance in 2003 after heavy rains opened a sinkhole near the Temple of the Feathered Serpent. About 18 metres below the surface, the passage runs more than 100 metres toward the pyramid's centre and was sealed around 200 CE. Archaeologists found three cross-shaped chambers, glittering pyrite-coated walls, carved mountain forms and mercury droplets, along with seashells, jade, obsidian blades, rubber balls, ceramics and animal bones. More than 75,000 artifacts have been catalogued. The video argues that mercury was deliberately transported and poured and that the pyrite, hematite and magnetite were arranged to mimic the night sky.
Teotihuacan Tunnel Reveals Mercury and a Model of the Cosmos
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Key facts
- The tunnel was discovered by chance in 2003 after heavy rains opened a sinkhole near the Temple of the Feathered Serpent.
- It lies about 18 metres below the surface, runs more than 100 metres toward the pyramid's centre, and was deliberately sealed around 200 CE.
- Archaeologists found three chambers arranged in a cross, pyrite-coated walls, carved mountain forms and droplets of elemental mercury.
- The deposits included seashells, jade, obsidian blades, rubber balls, ceramics and animal bones. More than 75,000 artifacts have been catalogued from the tunnel.
- The video argues that the mercury was deliberately transported and poured and interprets the pyrite, hematite and magnetite as an intentional representation of the night sky.
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