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Archaeologists have uncovered two pre-Hispanic temples in the Tehuacn el Viejo archaeological zone
Tehuacán el Viejo - Image Credit : Mauricio Galvez Rosalez - INAH
Archaeologists excavating within the archaeological zone of Tehuacán Viejo in Puebla, Mexico, have announced the discovery of two pre-Hispanic temples.
Tehuacán el Viejo was an ancient city of the Nguiwa or Popoloca culture that served as a cult centre and political head of the region during the Postclassic period from AD 1000 to AD 1456, until the city was conquered by the Mexica-Tenochca who displaced the population.
The city is distinguished by a distributed group of buildings on the slopes of a plateau, consisting of ceremonial squares, housing for the city elite and rulers, and pyramidal bases in which temples were originally situated.
Excavations of the newly discovered temples were first conducted in 2019 by the Site Museum within the archaeological zone, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic work was suspended and only recommenced in October 2021.
More:
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/03/archaeologists-have-uncovered-two-pre-hispanic-temples-in-the-tehuacan-el-viejo-archaeological-zone/143038