Chapter 1272: Pyramid of the Sun

These ancient civilizations all established their own countries. These civilizations all exist in the form of nations.
The Mayan civilization is different, it is a relatively loose city-state civilization. Just like Mexico today, although it is a country, it is a city-state country composed of many city-states.
But anyway, Mexico is an official country. The Mayan civilization in Mexico has not formed a complete country in history. They all exist in the form of city states.
This is why everyone thinks that Maya civilization was destroyed by war. Because only war can make a civilization disappear in a short period of time. In the history of Mayan civilization, it can be said that wars have continued.
This is mainly because the Mayan civilization did not form a unified country. There have always been many city-state civilizations living together. In this case, there will be frequent wars between city-states and city-states.
The Mayan civilization may have disappeared because of the war. Of course, this can only be regarded as a family statement. What caused the once glorious Maya civilization to disappear in the Amazon jungle is also an unsolved mystery, waiting for our descendants to study.
Zhao Zhongyao is now driving a flying saucer car, taking his wife and children, once again to a place where ancient civilization remains. However, this ruin is not an ordinary ruin, but the ruins of the most famous Mayan civilization in the world.
But this Mayan civilization is different from other civilizations. It is a civilization born in the jungle. For such a civilization, it is not easy to study her.
First of all, the Mayan civilization is in the jungle. This jungle is also the largest tropical rain forest in the world-the Amazon rainforest.
The Amazon Rainforest is a magical place, with hundreds of thousands of various creatures living in it. There are top predators of jaguars and anacondas. There are many small carnivores and herbivores.
Of course, all kinds of insects live the most in the jungle. Although these creatures are somewhat inconspicuous. But in any ecosystem, the role of insects is also great. And the number is often the largest.
Insects can be said to be very vigorous animals. From the sky to the ground, and in the water, there are shadows of insects everywhere. Especially in the tropical rain forest, there are all kinds of insects.
Some of these insects are poisonous and some are not poisonous. But no matter what, when human beings are in the rainforest, they must be careful from dress to action. Because the tropical rainforest is a place full of dangers, if you go deep into the jungle, you may encounter danger if you are not careful.
Therefore, if you want to explore the jungle, you must be fully prepared. Even if you are not a professional, you must first learn some knowledge to survive in the jungle. Then before entering the jungle, we must make full preparations.
Zhao Zhongyao's family is now fully prepared. They have flown over Mexico in a UFO car. First, I flew a circle over this small country in South America and enjoyed the scenery of Mexico City. Zhao Zhongyao drove the UFO car again and flew towards the Mayan pyramid.
There are many Mayan pyramids. But the most famous is the Pyramid of the Sun on the Yucatan Peninsula. There are many pyramids on the Yucatan Peninsula. But most of them are small. Only the Pyramid of the Sun is a large-scale pyramid.
The width of the entire Pyramid of the Sun is 225 meters and the height is 110 meters. This is an ancient architectural marvel comparable to the Great Pyramid of Egypt.
The name "Pyramid of the Sun" was given by the Aztecs when archaeologists visited the ruins after the disappearance of the Teotihuacan civilization, because it is impossible to know the name Teotihuacan gave to the pyramid. It was constructed in two stages. The construction of the first stage took about 100 years to expand the pyramid to its current scale; after the completion of the second stage, the base of the Pyramid of the Sun was about 225 meters high and the height was 64 meters .
The second stage also built an altar on the top of the tower, but it is no longer visible. At the top of the pyramid, a temple-like structure was built at the beginning of the 3rd century, about the same time as the Quetzalcoatl Temple. During the construction of the pyramid, lime and gypsum were imported from the surrounding area to Teotihuacan, as the raw materials for the brightly colored murals created by the Teotihuacan people. However, because of the age, these mural decorations and plaster are completely invisible. Now only a few images on the side of the pyramid are considered to be part of the pyramid mural decoration, including the head, paws, stars and snakes of the jaguar.
It was originally thought that the Pyramid of the Sun was a dedicated to the Diotihuacan society, but because the temple at the top of the tower has been destroyed, it is still impossible to determine the identity of the gods that the pyramid offered to worship. Some scholars believe that the goddess worshipped in the pyramid is one of the two main gods of the Teotihuacan culture, but there is little evidence to support this theory.
The first major archaeological excavation of this site was carried out by Leopoldo Butters in 1906. In 1910, the restoration of the Pyramid of the Sun was carried out to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Mexico's independence, which was supervised by Butters. In the past 100 years, archaeologists have made two passages through the sun pyramid, but they have not found any tombs.
"In this way, the drilling of the pyramid was temporarily stopped because I don't know where to dig next time," said a nuclear physicist at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. But part of the restoration of the Pyramid of the Sun by Butters was questioned by later archaeologists. The excavation of Diotihuacan continues until now. Pedro Dosai found bones in 4 corners of the temple foundation in 1925. He believed that this was a human sacrifice activity in the temple.
Many scientists believe that there may be important relics hidden in the Pyramid of the Sun, but they have not been able to reveal the secrets of the Pyramid of the Sun. Now, physicists are expected to use an extraordinary experiment to locate possible tombs or treasure rooms in the Pyramid of the Sun. They set up a laboratory under the pyramid to use high-energy particles to probe the inner structure of the solar pyramid.
The Pyramid of the Sun was built through a man-made tunnel leading to a
cave
about 6 meters below the center of the pyramid. Originally it was considered a natural cave, and it was explained that this may be the residence of Chicomoztok, in Na In Vettel’s legend, this is where humanity originated. More recent excavations have shown that this place is man-made and may be used as a royal tomb.
Recently, scientists have used the M sub-detector to try to find other rooms inside the pyramid, but a large number of looting prevented the method of discovering the rooms of the Tiotihuacan society. The orientation of this pyramid may have some anthropological importance. The Pyramid of the Sun is slightly to the northwest of the sunset level on the two days of April 29 and August 12. These two days are for the Diotihuacan divining calendar year.
August 12 is important because it marks the beginning of the Mayan long-term accumulated day calendar. In addition, there are many important astronomical astrological activities that can be observed at the site of the pyramid. This information is very important to the agricultural and religious systems of the ancient society.
Its astronomical position is astonishing: the light of Sirius, passing through the airflow channel on the south wall, can directly hit the head of the dead sleeping in the upper hall; while the light of Polaris, passing through the airflow channel on the north wall, can directly hit the head Lower hall.
The superb technology of building the tower is also amazing. It is stacked from bottom to top and gradually shrinks, like an exquisite and huge birthday cake. There are 91 steps on one side of the tower, reaching the top of the tower. There are 364 levels on all sides, plus the tower top platform, no more, no less, 365 levels, which is exactly the number of days in a year. The stairs of the nine-story tower are divided into 18 parts. This is exactly the number of months in a year in the Mayan calendar.
This time, Zhao Zhongyao and the others wanted to explore the largest one among the many pyramids on the Yucatan Peninsula. It is also the most famous pyramid among all Mayan pyramids.
Because, Zhao Zhongyao felt that only this solar pyramid could have a relationship with aliens. Only inside this great pyramid, maybe, you can see alien flying saucers.
The Zhao Zhongyao family, now riding a flying saucer car, had circled around Mexico City. After enjoying the scenery of Mexico, they flew to the Pyramid of the Sun on the Yucatan Peninsula.
This time, it was noon. There are also many tourists near the Pyramid of the Sun. Zhao Zhongyao originally thought that he could directly drive the UFO and fly to the vicinity of the Pyramid of the Sun. Then let the UFO car land directly next to the Pyramid of the Sun.
But on another thought, this is a bit wrong. Because the last time they went to Stonehenge, some tourists didn't know that the flying saucer driven by Zhao Zhongyao was a flying saucer developed by the people on earth. Therefore, the flying saucer car driven by Zhao Zhongyao was regarded as an alien's flying saucer. Therefore, when Zhao Zhongyao drove a flying saucer car and flew over Stonehenge in the western plains of London, England, it surprised local tourists. They evaded one after another, as if they were afraid that the aliens would take them away.
Later, although Zhao Zhongyao came out of the UFO car, he explained it to everyone. But everyone is still very curious about UFO cars. All want to take a flying saucer car and feel the feeling of riding the most advanced aircraft on earth.
At that time, Zhao Zhongyao just felt a little upset about this! They originally went to Stonehenge to study extraterrestrial civilization. But because I talked a lot about flying saucer cars with tourists, Zhao Zhongyao felt a little upset. After all, they are not just traveling, they have their own things to do. But if tourists are interested in UFO cars together, Zhao Zhongyao will spare a lot of time to introduce UFO cars to tourists.
This time, Zhao Zhongyao didn't want to fly directly into the scenic area of ​​the Pyramid of the Sun. After all, the Pyramid of the Sun is one of the most famous sights in Mayan ruins. Although the number of tourists in this scenic spot cannot be compared with some domestic tourist spots. It can be considered a place with a lot of tourists.
Especially now this season is the peak season for tourism. There are many people who travel. And this Mayan Sun Pyramid is a world-famous tourist attraction. Naturally, people from all over the world will come here to travel.
This time, Zhao Zhongyao didn't want to fly directly near the Pyramid of the Sun, he wanted to park the UFO car far away from the Pyramid of the Sun.
Because if you stop near the Pyramid of the Sun, it is still easy for visitors to discover. Especially when there is an aircraft flying over the Pyramid of the Sun, it is easy for tourists to find it, even if it is far away from the Pyramid of the Sun, it is easy for tourists to find it.
Therefore, Zhao Zhongyao decided this time to land the UFO car into a jungle one kilometer away from the Pyramid of the Sun. In this way, tourists traveling in the Pyramid of the Sun will naturally not be able to find this UFO car.
Of course, if Zhao Zhongyao wants to do this, he has to discuss it with his wife and children. After all, if you walk one kilometer from the Pyramid of the Sun to the Pyramid of the Sun, it is very laborious and dangerous.
Zhao Zhongyao now looked at his wife and children and said, "That’s right, we can’t watch flying to the Pyramid of the Sun anymore this time. We have to park the UFO car in a place one kilometer away from the Pyramid of the Sun. In the jungle."
Originally, Feifei, Tiantian and Qu Yuqian thought that Zhao Zhongyao would directly drive the UFO this time, and then fly to the scenic spot of the Pyramid of the Sun. But when Zhao Zhongyao said this, Feifei and Tiantian were a little puzzled.
Feifei looked at Zhao Zhongyao with a puzzled look and said, "Dad, why do you want to do this. We drive the UFO car directly and fly to the Sun Pyramid scenic spot."
Hearing what his brother said every day, he looked at Zhao Zhongyao and said, "Dad, we are about to fly to the Pyramid of the Sun. Why are we going to stop one kilometer away from the Pyramid? Why?"
Even Qu Yuqian looked at Zhao Zhongyao very puzzled. For her husband's approach, she also can't figure it out! It's just that the two children have already said what she asked, so she didn't ask any more.
After hearing the words of the two children, Zhao Zhongyao looked at them and said: "This is because we can't let the tourists treat our UFO cars as alien UFOs just because we are driving UFO cars this time. .