Thousands of ancient artifacts uncovered at awesome Mexican temple

Houston Chronicle ^ | November 5, 2014 | Heather Alexander

[SunkenCiv]

Photo By INAH

[SunkenCiv]

[Vendome]

Kewel. ..

[MUDDOG]

the tunnels are believed to be a pathway to a mythical underworld...

Experts hope continued excavation efforts will eventually lead to actual burial chambers

Or to a mythical underworld.

[SunkenCiv]

That would serve them right, eh?

[vetvetdoug]

And this discovery may bring many gold and silver artifacts into the black market considering how reliable the Mexican Government is with their heritage.

[familyop]

LOL!

[UCANSEE2]

[MUDDOG]

Maybe Patricia Velasquez is down there.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Picture #11 looks like obama.

[Nachoman]

I always wondered why those great Aztec and Mayan cities were abandoned. They didn’t even have global warming back then.

[clearcarbon]

"the tunnels are believed to be a pathway to a mythical underworld."

UNDERWORLD: A place where obama's imaginary friends gather in his name.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

Lara Croft the Tomb Raider missed her chance at this one.

[Does so]

In the 1970s, my university had a gift store, where I bought my GF a interesting “pre-Columbian” artifact. Until years later, I never gave a thought that it could have been looted merchandise.

[TigersEye]

LOL

[wildbill]

now if this was a movie, they’d run into the old feathered serpent hisownself, awakening him from centuries of sleep into a ravening beast.

[moovova]

That’s exciting.

I’ve been to Teotihuacan and Tulum. Would enjoy seeing this discovery. I’d hoped to do a round-robin trip of the Yucatan peninsula and the scattered archeological sites there...but that’s not likely to happen without a Seal Team to accompany me.

[mcshot]

Stunningly beautiful.
Thanks,
mc

[Bernard Marx]

I’d hoped to do a round-robin trip of the Yucatan peninsula and the scattered archeological sites there...but that’s not likely to happen without a Seal Team to accompany me.

I think you'd be ok in Belize. Touring Caracol was fascinating when I did it several years ago and there are other great Mayan sites in the country too.

Tikal in Guatemala, just over the border from Caracol, is a "don't miss" if the political situation is calm. When I was there guards with military weapons were posted at hotels and other places to protect Americans and other guests from being kidnapped and held for ransom. Seeing rough-looking guys with AKs hiding in the hotel landscaping was a little unsettling at first. As things currently stand I wouldn't go near Mexico.

[moovova]

Thank you. Might not completely strike it off the list, then.