Archaeological research conducted by the Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and History in Teotihuacan, the ancient City of Gods, has taken a completely new direction with the use of robots. The first robot, “Tlaloc I,” named after the god of celestial water or fiery rain, one of the important deities of ancient Central American cultures, was deployed in 2011 along a mysterious tunnel beneath the Temple of Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent, to conduct detailed surveys. The tunnel was accidentally discovered in 2003 by Mexican archaeologists Sergio Gomez Chavez and Julie Gazzola when an unusual hole opened up just a few meters from the Temple of Quetzalcoatl during heavy rains. It was evident that this was something of great significance, but due to inadequate technology at the time, further exploration was hindered. The opening, which soon revealed its depth, was linked to the concept of entering the underworld, which is heavily present in the architecture of this area and the labyrinth believed to be located beneath the city at the groundwater level. One entrance into this The hidden underground world is also located beneath the Pyramid of the Sun, the largest structure in Teotihuacan, a place where, according to ancient myths, the world was reborn in ancient times.
In the tunnel, several finely crafted stone statues with typical Olmec and Teotihuacan faces were found.
Did they want to preserve something for the future and a time when people will be ready again to recognize and protect certain values in the upcoming decadent times…?
Tlaloc II
The ceiling of the tunnel is covered with sparkling minerals that evoke a starry sky. On the seventy-second meter of the tunnel, two side rooms were discovered, north and south, where hundreds of unusual clay balls (with a diameter of 4-12 cm) covered in yellow pieces of jarosite were stored.
Not far from these rooms, a mat made of organic material was found in the tunnel, on which there were dozens of clay pots filled with objects that are still being researched. The age of this discovery is still being determined. Using the C-14 method, it was estimated to be at least one thousand and nine hundred years old.
Further exploration along the tunnel revealed the existence of three chambers at its bottom, which was confirmed last autumn when the end of the 100-meter tunnel was finally reached. A similar concept can be found beneath the Great Pyramid of the Sun, where the tunnel opens up into four chambers, resembling a four-leafed clover.
The latest published discoveries at the end of April this year bring another peculiarity – liquid mercury, which has not been found at Teotihuacán before.
In front of the three chambers, an incredible quantity of about 50,000 sacrificial offerings has been found. Following these discoveries, archaeologists hope to find the remains of the Teotihuacán rulers that have been unsuccessfully sought after for many years, in the newly discovered chambers beneath the Quetzalcoatl Pyramid…