Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 2412: Mayan Stone Column
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Calm returned to Plaza Morazán again, and the nervous or numb Hondurans continued to do what they were supposed to do, forgetting what had just happened in the blink of an eye.
For them, street fires are so common, they are routine, and they have long been accustomed to them.
In fact, they have nowhere to hide. In a country like Honduras, where gangs and drug dealers are rampant, where can they be safe?
And those tourists from all over the world are not so calm.
Because they were afraid that a **** fight would happen here, which would harm themselves, the innocent fish in the pond, many people hurriedly left Morazan Square and returned to their respective hotels.
Of course, Ye Tian and the others are not included.
At this time, Ye Tianzheng was standing at a stall at the edge of the square, looking at the various goods placed on the stall with great interest, as were David and the others next to him.
This is the fifth stall they visited. Like the previous four stalls, this stall is also filled with a variety of handicrafts and tourist souvenirs.
Many of them appear to come from Indian tribes, or from the Mayan tribe, with Mayan hieroglyphics or other symbols of Indian culture engraved on them.
As for the authenticity of these things, do you still need to ask?
While Ye Tian was looking at the goods on the stall, the Hispanic stall owner standing in the stall kept selling goods to him in broken English, trying to make a lot of money.
"Mr. Steven, as far as I know, you Chinese are very fond of jade with bright colors like jade. I happen to have a few very good jade rough stones here. Are you interested in taking a look?"
As he spoke, the stall owner with green eyes raised his hand and gestured towards the stones placed on the side of the stall.
Following the direction of his finger, Ye Tian glanced at the so-called jade stones, then turned back to look at the stall owner, smiled and whispered:
“Man, it’s true that we Chinese like jade, but what we like is jade from Myanmar, and it’s pure high-grade jade, not Guatemala jade.
In our opinion, the vast majority of Guatemalan jadeite is only made of kilograms and has little value at all. I don’t need to say more about where your jadeite rough stones came from, right? ”
Hearing this, the stall owner's face immediately turned red, feeling somewhat embarrassed.
Obviously, what Ye Tian said was absolutely correct. The few jadeite stones placed on the street stall were Guatemalan materials of little value, and were used by the stall owner to deceive people.
How could such a raw jade stone be able to capture Ye Tian’s eyes?
After exposing the stall owner's little trick, Ye Tian looked at the other goods on the stall and did not take this episode seriously.
Soon, he pointed to a cylindrical stone pillar about 60 to 70 centimeters long and about 12 centimeters in diameter on the stall and said:
"Man, can I take a look at this granite pillar? The patterns carved on the pillar seem to come from the Mayan tribe. As you know, we came to Honduras this time to explore the Golden City of the Mayan Empire"
Following the direction of Ye Tian's finger, everyone at the scene looked at the granite pillar placed on the stall. Everyone's eyes were full of curiosity and a bit of anticipation.
As Ye Tian said, the cylindrical granite pillar is covered with hieroglyphs and patterns with rich Mayan cultural colors.
Especially on both ends of the stone pillars, there are some exaggerated expressions of human heads carved on them.
Some of the avatars are laughing, some seem to be crying sadly, and some have angry eyes and ferocious expressions, which look quite weird.
The stall owner also looked at the granite pillar on the ground, but he acted very calmly, and even a little disappointed.
"No problem, Mr. Steven, of course you can look at this granite pillar"
Ye Tian then nodded, immediately stepped forward, squatted down in front of the stall, and began to inspect the granite pillar. He also greeted Professor Delgado.
"Professor Delgado, you are an archaeologist who studies the Mayan civilization. What do the Mayan hieroglyphs and various patterns on this granite pillar mean? Can you explain it to me?"
Hearing this, Professor Delgado immediately walked forward, squatted side by side with Ye Tian, and began to examine this weird granite pillar.
After just two glances, a look of disappointment flashed across his face, but he didn't say anything.
In the blink of an eye, Ye Tian had seen the upward side of the stone pillar, and then stretched out his hands to turn the granite stone pillar over and the bottom side.
Immediately afterwards, he saw a few lines of Spanish engraved on the bottom edge of the granite pillar, and the Arabic numerals for 1932 were also engraved on it.
Obviously, this granite pillar was carved in the early 1930s and was not an antique artifact from the Mayan Empire.
Seeing this, a look of disappointment appeared on Ye Tian's face at the right time.
"Steven, this granite pillar was carved in the early 1930s and was made by a Mayan farmer. The few lines of Spanish and chronological numbers at the bottom of the pillar are the name of the creator and the year of creation.
As for the Mayan hieroglyphics and patterns on the stone pillar, they are very ordinary and have no special meaning. The reason why they appear on this stone pillar should be to decorate this granite stone pillar.
These Mayan hieroglyphics have been translated a long time ago, and they have also appeared on some steps in the ancient city of Copan and in some Mayan architectural ruins. There are only a few patterns in them, and I am not very clear about the meaning.
Perhaps those patterns have no meaning at all and are just decoration. It is conceivable that in the early 1930s, a Mayan farmer in Honduras suddenly made such a stone pillar on a whim.
After finishing the granite pillar, he carved the hieroglyphs of the Mayan civilization and various weird patterns on it, and then engraved Spanish and the year of creation, making the pillar nondescript.
The Mayan farmer probably didn’t understand the meaning of these hieroglyphs and patterns. He just thought they were cultural symbols of his own nation, so he imitated them and carved them on the stone pillars, so he also engraved Spanish explanations."
"Hahaha"
There was a burst of laughter, and everyone laughed. The stall owner's face turned red again, and returned to normal in the blink of an eye.
Ye Tian also smiled softly, then stood up and looked at the stall owner in front of him.
When the laughter subsided, he smiled and said:
"Man, where did you get this granite pillar? It looks interesting. How much does this granite pillar cost? I want to keep it for fun and study the Mayan hieroglyphs and patterns on it"
"Ah——!"
There was a surprised sound at the scene, coming from many onlookers.
Everyone didn’t understand why Ye Tian accepted this obviously worthless granite pillar. Could it be that he wanted to learn Mayan hieroglyphics?
David and others standing next to Ye Tian had a hint of surprise in their eyes.
David and the others immediately understood that there must be some secret hidden in this granite pillar, otherwise Ye Tian would never buy such a thing, which would be a burden.
It’s just that they can’t figure out what secrets this granite pillar hides, and how did Ye Tian discover the clues?
The stall owner was also confused.
After Ye Tian finished speaking, the stall owner immediately froze on the spot. He thought he was hallucinating that someone actually wanted to buy this rubbish-like granite pillar.
And the person who wants to buy this granite pillar is the world's top professional treasure hunter and the top antique art appraiser. It's incredible!
Is this granite pillar a priceless treasure? It’s just that my eyesight is stupid and I can’t see it!
Thinking of this, the stall owner immediately looked at the granite pillars on the ground, his eyes filled with anticipation!