What Lies Beneath Mexico’s Ancient Pyramid of the Moon?

January 25, 2020 Erik Rowton Unexplained Mysteries

The pyramid of the moon
Teotihuacan is an ancient city which is known today as the site of many of the most architecturally significant Mesoamerican pyramids built in the pre-Columbian Americas. (Image source: Pixabay.com)
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Around the year 400 BC, the ancient Northern American city of Teotihuacan was founded. At its height is thought that over 200,000 people lived within its boundaries. Yet, by 750 AD the city had mysteriously collapsed – it became a ghost town. The reason why it was abandoned has been long debated. After all, the structures the city’s people left behind are without a doubt magnificent. 1

In particular there is the Pyramid of the Moon, which is one of the oldest structures in the city. Located at the end of the avenue of the dead, it is connected to the avenue by a large staircase, which leads up to a stage. Upon that platform, lives would have been offered to the great goddess of the city. She was the deity who governed water, fertility, the earth, and even creation itself.2

The sacrificial offerings were so numerous, that the pyramid’s foundation is congested with bones. It is beneath this macabre layer that an enigma can be found.

The Pyramid of the Moon is located in the ancient city of Teotihuacan and mimics the contours of the mountain Cerro Gordo, just north of the site. (Image source: Pixabay.com)

In early 2017, researchers found a subterranean tunnel that leads to a chamber under the pyramid. It is believed that the tunnel was built to represent a descent into the underworld3, with some even suggesting that the chamber itself may be a gateway into that realm.

This mysterious discovery is still in its infancy, as no one has yet broken ground to examine what lies beneath the chamber. The structure has, however, been mapped using electrical tomography. Once researchers begin excavating the site, it is thought that there may be more mysteries in this underworld. 4

Currently, very little is known about the Mesoamerican people are who built this pyramid and founded the city. It is thought that since this area is largely untouched, further research and excavation may reveal their secrets in the years to come. However, one cannot help but wonder, if there was a sinister reason for this underworld having been sealed up – and the entire city abandoned?

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A life-long dabbler in the paranormal, Erik researches other-worldly phenomena to sate his curiosity. A habitual fence-sitter, he is of the opinion that only through science can the reality of the paranormal be confirmed. Some of Erik's main interests are demonic possession, occult groups and the possibility of parallel dimensions.

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