Oldest Aztec Pyramid Found

The Aztec city of Tlatelolco, twin city of Tonochtitlan, is evidently
older than previously thought. The ruins of a pyramid possibly dating to
1200 or earlier have been found, pushing back the founding date of the
Aztec capital by over a century.

<http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSN2742810220071228>

"By Miguel Angel Gutierrez

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Archeologists have discovered the ruins of an
800-year-old Aztec pyramid in the heart of the Mexican capital that
could show the ancient city is at least a century older than previously
thought.

Mexican archeologists found the ruins, which are about 36 feet high, in
the central Tlatelolco area, once a major religious and political centre
for the Aztec elite.

Since the discovery of another pyramid at the site 15 years ago,
historians have thought Tlatelolco was founded by the Aztecs in 1325,
the same year as the twin city of Tenochtitlan nearby, the capital of
the Aztec empire, which the Spanish razed in 1521 to found Mexico City,
conquering the Aztecs.

The pyramid, found last month as part of an investigation begun in
August, could have been built in 1100 or 1200, signaling the Aztecs
began to develop their civilization in the mountains of central Mexico
earlier than believed."


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