March 16, 2014

Teotihuacan Pyramid

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In the 13th century when the Aztecs were able to get into central Mexico, the city of Teotihuacan which was once solid,
has been left deserted mysterious owners. Aztec people who are very impressed when it comes to building a pyramid of death. Place the center of a very grand ceremony, where tens of thousands of citizens gathered in the middle of the sacred stone monument. Aztec people later named this ancient site by identifying the most majestic monuments and magnificent with his own beliefs, the Pyramids of the Sun and Pyramid of the Moon.

Precious tombs and horrible, recently discovered in the Pyramid of the Moon in the excavations led by Cabrera Castro of the National Institute of Anthropology and History of Mexico and Saburgo Sugiyama of Aichi Prefectural University in Japan. They dig deep into the stone structure as high as 43 m and found five locations eaters. Under the excavations made Saburo Sugiyama, they found the bodies of 10 men from around the year 300 AD From the analysis, they are foreign soldiers prisoners of war who later killed in a ritual ceremony.

Teotihuacan is one of the first cities in the western hemisphere of almost 20 km². In its heyday, the city became a center of trade with very large networks. It is unknown why the city is thought to have collapsed in 600 AD Currently, the place leaving only rubble into the historical sights. Many visitors who come and are interested in knowing the civilization and culture of his time.


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