Teotihuacan - Pyramid of the Moon

The Pyramid of the Moon is the second-largest pyramid in Teotihuacan, after the Pyramid of the Sun, and located in modern-day San Martín de las Pirámides [1]. The Pyramid of the Moon covers a structure older than the Pyramid of the Sun which existed prior to 200 AD [1]. The Pyramid's construction between 100 and 450 AD completed the bilateral symmetry of the temple complex [1]. The pyramid is located at the end of the Avenue of the Dead, connected by a staircase, and was used as a stage for performing ritual sacrifices of animals and humans upon [1]. It was also a burial ground for sacrificial victims [1]. Archaeologists have found a great number of sacrificed remains in the foundations of the pyramid [1]. Among the sacrificial victims were felines, birds of prey, snakes, humans, and more [1]. Within the seven layers that make up the Pyramid of the Moon, there are five burial complexes labeled two through six [1].