Ancient Pyramid Discovered in Heart of Mexico City

Ruins of an 800 year old Aztec pyramid have been discovered in the heart of Mexico City that archeologists believe could prove the ancient the Aztecs began to develop their civilization in the mountains of central Mexico at least a century earlier than previously considered.

Illustrated in the “Plaza de las Tres Culturas” — the plaza of the three cultures — in the central Tlatelolco area of Mexico City and once a major religious and political centre for the Aztec elite, the pyramid which is about 36 feet high (11 meters) was found last month as part of an investigation begun in August, and may have been built in 1100 or 1200. LINK