[Aztlan] MAJOR TEMPLO MAYOR FIND (IN ENGLISH)

[michael ruggeri]

Mexican archeologists find important Aztec ruins

Mexican archeologists have found what may be the most significant  
Aztec ruin in decades, with the unearthing of an altar and a monolith  
in the busy heart of Mexico City, Mayor Alejandro Encinas said on  
Wednesday.

The 15th century altar, part of the Aztec empire's main temple, was  
uncovered last weekend near the city's main Zocalo square along with  
the 11-foot (3.5-m) stone slab, most of which is still buried under  
earth.

"It is a very important discovery, the biggest we have made in 28  
years. It will allow us to find out a lot more," Encinas told reporters.

The altar has a frieze of the rain god Tlaloc and another figure  
related to an agricultural rite. Archeologists are still unearthing  
the monolith which they think might be part of an entrance to an  
underground chamber.

The Aztecs began building the Templo Mayor pyramid-shaped temple in  
1375. Its ruins are now only yards from downtown's choking traffic.  
It was first excavated in 1978 after electricity workers found an  
eight-tonne carving of an Aztec goddess.

Spanish conquistadors destroyed the temple when they razed the city  
in 1521 and used its stones to help build their own capital.



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Mike Ruggeri