Aztec Pyramid’s Tunnel: Past Secrets Unlocked
Geologists map secret tunnel and chamber beneath Aztec pyramid “Teotihuacán, translated from the Aztec language as “birthplace of the gods” or “place where the gods were born”, was a very important religious and cultural center during the Aztec empire. Less than a decade ago, archaeologists discovered a vertical shaft nearly 60 feet beneath the Avenue of the Dead. Excavation of tunnels beneath the Avenue was not possible, but in 2017 a team of geologists used electrical resistivity maps to map the subsurface beneath the Avenue of the Dead. This archaeological site in modern-day Mexico is famous for its wide central...
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