Archaeologists working in Mexico City have uncovered a circular temple built more than 650 years ago to worship a god of wind. It was excavated at a site discovered two years ago when a mid-20th-century supermarket was demolished. The circular platform, about 36ft in diameter and 4ft tall, now sits in the shadow of a shopping mall under construction. Eduardo Matos Moctezuma, researcher emeritus, said modern-day Mexico City covers several different pre-Hispanic cities, including Tlatelolco and its rival Tenochtitlan. The site of the recently uncovered temple is just yards away from where Mexican soldiers massacred protesting students in 1968.

Source: The Guardian November 30, 2016 23:08 UTC