1,800-Year-Old Offering to the Gods Discovered Beneath Pyramid of Teotihuacan Several bouquets of offering flowers have been discovered 59 feet below the temple of the god Quetzalcóatl – a pyramid that still stands in the Mexican ruined city of Teotihuacan.  Quetzalcóatl, or ‘Plumed Serpent’ was an important god during ancient Mesoamerica, a historical region that …

Fossil footprints show humans in North America more than 21,000 years ago The question of when humans first migrated to North America has long been a matter of H๏τ debate among researchers who have continually uncovered evidence of ever-earlier dates. Now, analysis of ancient fossilized human footprints in New Mexico has pushed the date back …

Mexico’s Teotihuacan pyramid has 2,000-year-old floral offerings, discovered by archaeologists Nearly 2,000 years ago, the ancient people of Teotihuacan wrapped bunches of flowers into beautiful bouquets, laid them beneath a jumble of wood and set the pile ablaze. Now, archaeologists have found the remains of those surprisingly well-preserved flowers in a tunnel snaking beneath a pyramid of the …

Graves dating back 2,700 years have been unearthed in southern Mexico City Experts from the National Insтιтute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have discovered 26 ancient graves dating back 2,700 years at a site in Mexico City. Located in the south of the capital and adjoining a modern-day cemetery, the site measures 360 square meters …

A 2,000-year-old tunnel in the Mexican city of Teotihuacan holds ancient mysteries Eleven years after discovering a secret tunnel beneath the ancient city of Teotihuacan in Mexico, Researchers uncovered thousands of ritual objects at the feet of what might be a royal tomb. Guarded by the remains of hundreds of sacrificial bodies, the entrance to …

Mexico to bury archaeological find because of virus costs In a strange turn of events, researchers in Mexico have announced they plan to rebury an unusual archaeological monument found in the outskirts of Mexico City – covering up an important historical discovery until some unknown time in the future. The discovery in question is a …

The Largest Confirmed Pyramid on Earth Dwarfs The Great Pyramid of Giza It is the largest pyramid on Earth, with a base four times larger than the Great Pyramid of Giza and almost doubles the volume. The Pyramid is recognized as the largest pyramid in volume with four million five hundred thousand cubic meters. It …

Olmec Civilization: Survivors of Atlantis? Are the Ancient Olmecs Survivors of Atlantis? It is a theory that according to many, could explain the incredible technologies and skills of this enigmatic Ancient Civilization. Even though the Olmec civilization is surrounded by numerous mysteries, researchers believe that all the classical cultures of Mesoamerica originated from this mysterious …

Mexican cave contains signs of human visitors from 30,000 years ago At first glance, Chiquihuite Cave in Mexico’s Zacatecas state is an unlikely place to find signs of early humans, let alone evidence that might change the story of the peopling of the Americas. It sits a daunting 1000 meters above a valley, overlooking a …