Obsidian mines mined by the pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican tribes of Central Mexico, located just 31 miles (49.88 kilometers) northeast of the ancient city of Teotihuacan, were discovered by archaeologists in earlier this week. Read more Section: Artifacts Other Artifacts News History & Archaeology Read Later Source Views: 0
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Over 500 Pre-Hispanic Obsidian Mine Shafts Uncovered in Central Mexico
September 30th, 2022 Awake Goy
Major Discoveries of Coffins, Burial Shafts and Texts Made in Saqqara
January 18th, 2021 Awake Goy
Archaeologists excavating at the famous Saqqara necropolis in Egypt have announced a list of top-level ancient discoveries. Within a matrix of 52 burial shafts the researchers discovered 50 sealed coffins and a 4-meter-long passage from The Book of the dead. As if this weren’t enough, they also unearthed the lost funerary temple of Queen Nearit, the wife of King Teti, the first pharaoh […]