Science Fact
Pyramids
~ Mayan America ~
The Mississippian, Anasazi, Aztec, Inca and Maya
Not quite as primitive as you may have read about in school !
The Mayans
lived in the Americas
many thousands of years ago
but we know so precious little about them.
They came long before the Aztec and Inca peoples
who the Spanish encountered when arriving in the New World.
The word Maya is actually of Aztec origin and simply means, "Old Ones"
or "those who came before." They built the pyramids of America as well as many
other monuments laid out in cities, very reminiscent of the architecture found at Giza, in Egypt.
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The Mayans
lived in the Americas
many thousands of years ago
but we know so precious little about them.
They came long before the Aztec and Inca peoples
who the Spanish encountered when arriving in the New World.
The word Maya is actually of Aztec origin and simply means, "Old Ones"
or "those who came before." They built the pyramids of America as well as many
other monuments laid out in cities, very reminiscent of the architecture found at Giza, in Egypt.
The Aztec and Inca are probably the most famous of all the ancient peoples
that reigned in the old New World ~ and they built many impressive cities too.
Or did they just take them over after the original builders, the Maya, had gone ?
But there were other people living in the New World so long ago.
In Arizona, the Anasazi (a Hopi and Navajo for "Ancient Aliens")
for all their greatness, simply disappeared one day without a trace,
thus perhaps returning to the sky from whence they originally came.
The Mississippians, who became what we know of today
as the Cherokee (and other tribes of Southeast America),
also built pyramid mounds ~ though of much less prowess,
more like an imitation temple than an astronomical calandar.
Could these mysterious peoples have known of each other ?
Maybe they were even different branches of the same group
perhaps colonies or outposts of what we today call Atlantis !
~ Teotihuachuan ~
The Pyramids of Mexico City
Lining up with the planets of our solar system
including planets not discovered until this century.
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| Mayan Solar Legacy
The Mayan Holy Number 1,366,560 days, known as "The Birth of Venus" and the basis of their calendar,
indicates their ancient and advanced knowledge of sun spot cycles and their effect on the Human race.
The myth of Quetzalcoatl (described as a tall, bearded, caucasian man with several short servants)
who taught them Agriculture and Astronomy, tells of origins in Maya ideas concerning the sun cycle.
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Teotihuacan ~ Pyramids of the Sun and Moon
Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihucan
Teotihuacan has been called the most magnificent pre-Hispanic city in Mexico.
Here, the Toltecs built the great Pyramid of the Sun, along with astounding palaces, smaller pyramids
and other ceremonial buildings. In Tula, another Toltec site, you can see the famous "Atlantes" stone warriors.
And in Cholula stands the largest pyramid in the world, covering 46 acres.
Hundreds of additional churches or prayer sites called "nichos" were built
directly on top of Toltec pyramids. Smaller pyramids and mural-covered
walls in Cacaxtla dramatically tell the story of their culture.
In Oaxaca, on a bluff overlooking a valley, lies Monte Albán.
An arrowshaped building, thought to be an observatory, stands beside
strangely carved figures of stone dancers. Nearby Mitla, with its geometric
mosaics depicting symbolic snakes, was a ceremonial center for the Mixtecs and Zapotecs
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Atlantes, Tula
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Carved stone
in Monte Albán
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Mitla
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Templo de inscripciones ~ Palenque
~ Chichen Itza ~
The Yucatan Peninsula
Possibly the second location of the Records of Atlantis
and previous Human Civilizations, predicted by Edgar Cayce.
Avid astronomers, the Mayans' site of Chichen Itzá was a center for this science.
The pyramid of Kukulcán is famous for the shadow of the serpent Quetzalcóatl,
which it makes when the Sun is at the equinox each September 21st.
Pirámide of Kukulcán in Chichen Itzá
The snake seems to crawl slowly down the pyramid's steps.
Here, you'll also find the Palace of Columns. The Caracol observatory.
and The Ball Court, where the losers of the games were sacrificed to the gods.
On a bluff overlooking the Caribbean, Tulum is the only known pre-Columbian sea fortress. This site, said
to be the home of the Mayan's "Descending God," served as a nautical reference point for Mayan sailors.
Other lookouts can be seen up and down the coast, induding ones at Xcaret and Playa del Carmen.
Temple of Nichos ~ El Tajin
Monte Alban pyramids ~ Oaxaca
Comalcalco pyramids
