Tonina Discoveries

The National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) of Mexico has recently confirmed that the Tonina, Chiapas archaeological site is of a scope that rivals the sites of Tikal and El Mirador in Guatemala.

Measurements taken at the Tonina site show that a section of Tonina’s Acropolis and attending structures measures 75 feet in height, whereas the great Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan, outside of Mexico City, measures only 65 feet in height.

INAH specialist and head of the Maya Hieroglyphic and Iconographic Heap (AJIMAYA), Dr. Carlos Pallan Gayol, says, “Tonina is bigger than thought. Pyramids are connected by roads located atop nearby elevations, meaning that not just the hill where Acropolis is found was used for constructive purposes.”

To read the full article, please see Tonina is one of the Greatest Mesoamerican Cities

Tonina Archaeological Site photo gallery

These photos show various aspects of the Tonina archaeological site, pyramids and other structures, frescoes and carvings as well as views of the Tonina museum and the site as seen from a distance.