Researchers have discovered liquid mercury in a tunnel underneath a pyramid at Teotihuacan, Mexico, a finding that could indicate that sealed chambers beneath the monument contain the tomb of an ancient king.
Mexican researcher Sergio Gómez and his team
announced the finding on Friday, according to the Guardian, noting that
they had uncovered “large quantities” of liquid mercury under the pyramid. A toxic metal, mercury had no readily apparent uses for the ancient civilizations that constructed mesoamerican pyramids, but it has been found at three other excavations, two Maya and one Olmec, in the past.
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