Archaeologists found an Amazing Discoveries in 2,000Year Old Mexican Tunnel

Archaeologists make unbelievable Discoveries In Tunnel Sealed 2,000 Years Ago MEXICO CITY — A years-long examination of a tunnel sealed almost 2,000 years ago at the olden city of Teotihuacan yielded thousands of relics and the discovery of three chambers that could hold more significant finds, Mexican archaeologists said.

Project leader Sergio Gomez said researchers newly reached the end of the 340-foot (103-meter) tunnel after particularly working their way down its length, collecting relics from seeds to pottery to animal bones.

A large contribution found near the entrance to the chambers, some 18 meters under the Temple of the Plumed Serpent, suggests they could be the tombs of the city’s best.

“Because this is one of the most revered places in all Teotihuacan, we believe that it could have been used for the rulers to … obtain divine endowment allowing them to rule on the surface,” Gomez said.

Unlike at other per-Colombian ruins in Mexico, archaeologists have never found any remains supposed to belong to Teotihuacan’s rulers. Such a discovery could help shine light on the leadership organization of the city, including whether rule was inherited.

“We have not lost hope of finding that, and if they are there, they must be from someone very, very important,” Gomez said.

So far Gomez’s team has excavated only about 60 centimeters into the chambers. A full exploration will take at least one more year.

Early studies by the National Institute of Anthropology and History show the tunnel functioned until about A.D. 250, when it was closed off.

Teotihuacan long dominated central Mexico and had its tip between 100 B.C. and A.D. 750. It is believed to have been home to more than 100,000 people, but was discarded before the rise of the Aztecs in the 14th century.

Today it is a significant archaeological site on the bounds of Mexico City and a major tourist draw known for its broad avenues and massive pyramids.