Creepy and Mysterious Sealed Chambers Found in Ancient Aztec Ruins

A strange and unknown hidden passageway was discovered in Templo Mayor, an Aztec pyramid that was one of the main temples the civilization used in their capital of Tenochtitlan, according to researchers this week.

Tourists visit the Templo Mayor archaeological site in Mexico City, Tuesday Dec. 1, 2015. Mexican archaeologists have discovered at the archaeological site a long tunnel leading into the center of a circular platform where Aztec rulers were believed to be cremated. The Aztecs are believed to have cremated the remains of their leaders during their 1325-1521 rule, but the final resting place of the cremains has never been found. AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo

A strange and unknown hidden passageway was discovered in Templo Mayor, an Aztec pyramid that was one of the main temples the civilization used in their capital of Tenochtitlan, according to researchers this week.

The tunnel-like passageway apparently leads to two sealed chambers, and they might contain the cremated remains of leaders during the Aztecs’ 1325-1521 rule. The final resting place remains have never been found.

People visit the archaeological site of Templo Mayor, in Mexico City, on Oct. 3, 2006. AP Photo/Claudio Cruz