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An unexpected pause in construction has delayed the addition of a third lane to the Pachuca-Huejutla highway near Hidalgo, Mexico<\/a>. The reason for the scheduling pushback, however, was well warranted\u2014workers accidentally discovered a roughly 1,375-year-old pyramid built during the height of a multiethnic society known as the Metzca lordship.<\/p>\n According to a December 5th announcement<\/a> from Mexico\u2019s Ministry of Culture and the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), road crews first found evidence of the \u201cSan Miguel\u201d site, named after the nearby town of San Miguel Metzquititl\u00e1n, in early June. Archeologists began excavating<\/a> portions of the site after highway work halted, eventually unearthing portions of the \u201cStructure 1\u201d pyramid that consisted of five sectors containing at least ten mounds. By the end of their dig, the team recovered 155 artifacts such as shells, ceramics, and stone materials, while also noting evidence of charcoal, charred wood, and lime floors.<\/p>\n