The Templo Mayor's Hidden Depths: Excavating Aztec Ritual

Beneath Mexico City's Zócalo lies the buried heart of the Aztec world: the Templo Mayor. In this episode, Lucas and Luna dig into the 1978 discovery of the Coyolxauhqui stone and the decades-long excavation that followed. They trace the temple's seven rebuildings, its twin shrines to Huitzilopochtli and Tlaloc, and the offerings—from jaguar remains to coral and gold—buried in its foundations. Along the way, they confront the human sacrifices that shocked the Spanish, and the rituals that tied the Mexica cosmos together. How do we read a building that was both a mountain and a monument? And what does its rediscovery say about modern Mexico's relationship with its Aztec past? Luke and Luna explore the layers of history, myth, and archaeology beneath one of the most important religious centers of the ancient Americas. #TemploMayor #Tenochtitlan #Aztec #Mexica #Archaeology #Coyolxauhqui #Huitzilopochtli #Tlaloc #HumanSacrifice #MexicoCity #Zocalo #PreColumbian #Mesoamerica #AztecHistory #Excavation #Ritual #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo