Mexican archaeologists unearth ruins of Aztec palace in downtown Mexico City From: iht.com
Tagged: aztec, children, Mexico, mexico city, RenoPosted on: June 10th, 2008
Mexican archaeologists said Monday they have unearthed the remains of an Aztec palace once inhabited by the emperor Montezuma in the heart of what is now downtown Mexico City.
During a routine renovation project on a Colonial-era building, experts uncovered pieces of a wall as well as a basalt floor believed to have been part of a dark room where Montezuma meditated, archaeology team leader Elsa Hernandez said.
Montezuma’s palace complex — known as the Casas Nuevas, or New Houses to distinguish them from his predecessors’ palaces — is thought to have comprised five interconnected buildings containing the emperor’s office, chambers for children and several wives and even a zoo, according to Hernandez.”*
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