Aztec temple promises yield of antiquity’s great treasures

by SamCogar Thu Jun 11, 2009 7:19 am

Aztec temple promises to yield one of antiquity’s great treasures

Archaeologists working amid the smog and din of Mexico City may be on the verge of unlocking an extraordinary time capsule.

The leaders of a team exploring a site opened up by earthquake damage believe that they have found the first tomb of an Aztec ruler. If they are right the site may yield one of the great treasures of antiquity, the sort of haul that fires the imagination of people far beyond academic circles.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article6474037.ece

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A mask from the site that is to
feature in the Moctezuma exhibition
at the British Museum