Skip to comments.
Tunnel found under ancient city [ Teotihuacan ]
Denver Post ^
| August 4, 2010
| Denver Post wire services
Posted on 08/06/2010 6:23:01 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
A long-sealed tunnel has been found under the ruins of this ancient city, and chambers that seem to branch off it may hold the tombs of some of the city's early rulers, archaeologists said Tuesday.
Experts say the social structure of Teotihuacan remains a mystery after nearly 100 years of exploration at the site, best known for the towering Pyramids of the Moon and the Sun.
(Excerpt) Read more at denverpost.com ...
TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: godsgravesglyphs; mexico; moon; pyramidofthemoon; pyramidofthesun; sun; teotihuacan
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-25 last
To: SunkenCiv
21
posted on
08/06/2010 8:32:02 PM PDT
by
Beowulf9
To: SunkenCiv
Read this somewhere. Really nifty find. Bump for reference.
22
posted on
08/06/2010 10:32:41 PM PDT
by
MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
(Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
I’d be curious to learn whether the dig was enabled by, say, ground penetrating radar studies on the site.
23
posted on
08/07/2010 7:11:41 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)
To: Foolsgold
I was there about the same time and had the exact same experience. I was young and fit at the time and getting up the 200 or so steps in the thin air was not too big of a problem. However, on the way down my legs were shaking like rubber bands and it took me twice as long as it did to get to the top.
.
Anyway, it was a fascinating place. I’d love to go back and show my wife and kids someday, and I’d like to hear more about what they find.
24
posted on
08/07/2010 8:14:26 PM PDT
by
fidelis
(Zonie and USAF Cold Warrior)
To: fidelis
Time life books on the Yucatan, is another great resource. I spent a few days at Chichen Itza, Tulum and through the jungle to Coba where I met a high school classmate working in a Basque restaurant 70 miles into the jungle and 2200 miles south of Newport Harbor High School, where we both graduated in 1966.
25
posted on
08/07/2010 8:49:28 PM PDT
by
Foolsgold
(L I B Lacking in Brains)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-25 last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson