Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 2448: Quetzalcoatl
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Soon, more than an hour passed.
Members of the scattered three-party joint exploration team are still visiting the ruins of the ancient city of Copan, wandering among many long-abandoned ruins, and feeling the mysterious and splendid Mayan civilization.
At this time, Ye Tian and the others had arrived in front of a small hill. They stopped one after another and looked up at the top of the hill.
This hill is about thirty meters high and is made of earth and rocks. On the top of the hill, stands an ancient altar built of granite strips.
The road leading to the altar on the top of the mountain is sixty-three granite steps.
These steps are made of 2,500 granite ashlar stones. They are about 30 meters high and 10 meters wide. The **** is 60 degrees. It is very steep from the foot of the mountain to the altar at the top.
On these steps, thousands of Mayan hieroglyphics and various patterns and patterns are engraved, and a human head statue is placed every twelve meters.
In addition, on both sides of this granite staircase, there are two giant spotted pythons carved with their heads at the bottom and tails at the top, hanging upside down. They are quite imposing and a bit strange. .
As before, it is still Professor Delgado who introduces this Mayan ruins to everyone.
"Steven, David, gentlemen, the altar steps you are seeing now are the famous 'Hieroglyphic Stairs'. This altar steps are covered with Mayan hieroglyphics.
It is through studying and translating the Mayan hieroglyphs engraved on this staircase that we have a certain understanding of the mysterious and splendid Mayan civilization and the history of the Kingdom of Copán.
The Mayan hieroglyphics carved on this granite staircase record the history of the Kingdom of Copan, as well as the history of other city-states and tribes in the Mayan Empire, as well as some ancient legends.
In terms of studying the history of the Mayan civilization and the Kingdom of Copán, the 'Ladder of Hieroglyphics' is a priceless treasure. It is a treasure house of Mayan hieroglyphs, a Mayan dictionary and history book engraved on the ground..."
As Professor Delgado said, this altar staircase is a treasure house of Mayan writings, which is priceless. Every step on the staircase is a top antique cultural relic.
Because of this, this 'Hieroglyphic Staircase' is very tightly protected, with iron railings surrounding the hill, prohibiting anyone from climbing the steps to the altar on the top of the mountain.
As a result, people can only stay at the foot of the hill and look up, unable to clearly see the altar on the top of the mountain, nor can they fully appreciate the Mayan hieroglyphs and patterns carved on the steps, as well as the various human head sculptures. .
Of course, this does not include Ye Tian. These railings at the foot of the mountain can block his steps, but they cannot block his sharp sight.
Through perspective, he instantly saw the steep and famous 'Hieroglyphic Stairs' clearly.
Every Mayan hieroglyph, every pattern, and every statue engraved on this famous staircase was clearly presented to his eyes, and no one was missed.
He also quickly looked through the ancient altar that stood on the top of the hill, not missing any corner.
In these places, apart from seeing many Mayan hieroglyphs and patterns and seeing the glory and splendor of the Mayan civilization, he did not find any surprises.
This is normal. The 'hieroglyphic ladder' has been studied countless times by countless archaeologists and semioticians. Some secrets have been discovered long ago. How can it be preserved until now?
After quickly looking through the stairs in front of him and the altar on the top of the hill, Ye Tian looked through the stairs and looked inside the hill to see if there would be any surprising discoveries.
In the blink of an eye, his sight had penetrated five or six meters into the hill.
In the process, he saw a lot of rocks and soil, and even some human and animal bones. These things were mixed together and tamped very solidly.
In addition, he also saw some creatures living inside the hills, as well as tree roots that had long been carbonized, etc.
Suddenly, a dark space flashed out and appeared in front of him.
This is an inverted funnel-shaped cone-shaped space, just like the hills outside. It is small at the top and large at the bottom. The bottom is a square, and the four walls are made of granite strips, which is very solid.
The square at the bottom of the funnel is about one and a half meters higher than the ground where the hill is located, with an area of four to five square meters.
And the height of this secret space is also very limited, no more than four meters high, and it gets smaller as you go up.
In the center of this secret space, there seems to be a marble column standing, about thirty centimeters in diameter, running through the entire space from bottom to top.
There is a giant python wrapped around this stone pillar, but this giant python is covered with feathers, has a human face and a pair of huge wings. The wings are spread out and it is swooping in the air. posture.
"Wow! Quetzalcoatl! I didn't expect that there is such an exquisite and unusual sculpture hidden under the 'Hieroglyphic Stairs'. It is a priceless treasure!"
Ye Tian secretly exclaimed, and a hint of surprise flashed deep in his eyes.
Quetzalcoatl is a **** widely believed in many ancient Indian civilizations in Central and South America. The image is generally depicted as a large snake covered with feathers.
In the Mayan civilization, Quetzalcoatl, also known as Kukulkan, is known as the incarnation of the sun, the sun god.
It is the **** that brings the rainy season to the Mayans and is related to sowing, harvesting and abundant grains.
According to Mayan legends, Quetzalcoatl dominates the morning star, invented books and laws, and brought corn to mankind. Quetzalcoatl also represents death and rebirth and is the protector of priests.
For the Mayans, Quetzalcoatl's status is supreme. Not only the Mayans, but also the Aztecs, who are also the three major ancient Indian civilizations, also believe in Quetzalcoatl.
To this day, in many places in Central and South America, many people still believe in Quetzalcoatl. Temples of Quetzalcoatl and various sculptures of Quetzalcoatl can be seen everywhere in Central and South America.
One of the largest and most famous pyramids of the Mayan civilization in the world, the Pyramid of Kukulcan located in the Yucatan Peninsula in southern Mexico, was built for Quetzalcoatl.
The altar in front of us was obviously built for Quetzalcoatl, but the people of Copan hid the statue of Quetzalcoatl inside the altar, under the steps engraved with hieroglyphs. The structure is very clever and concealed.
Judging from the shape of this Quetzalcoatl statue, it was carved around the sixth century AD, more than 1,400 years ago.
At that time, the Kingdom of Copan had just been established and was on the rise, thriving.
By extension, this altar used to worship Quetzalcoatl should also have been built in that era.
As for the hieroglyphics and patterns on the altar, as well as the thousands of hieroglyphics and patterns carved on the steps, they may not have been engraved at that time, but may have been engraved one after another in the following hundreds of years.
For the Mayans of the Copan Kingdom, the ‘Hieroglyphic Stairs’ was their history book, recording the history of the Copan Kingdom.
In fact, the light radiating from this Quetzalcoatl statue and the altar and stairs outside in Ye Tian's eyes also confirmed his judgment, and it was naturally impossible to be wrong.
This Quetzalcoatl sculpture is also engraved with many Mayan hieroglyphs and various exquisite patterns, some of which are the first time I have seen them.
These first discovered Mayan hieroglyphs and patterns will undoubtedly greatly enhance the value of this Quetzalcoatl statue and allow people to better understand the ancient Mayan civilization.
Unfortunately, this priceless statue of Quetzalcoatl has nothing to do with Ye Tian. He can only admire it secretly and remember the first words or patterns discovered on the statue, which may be useful in the future.
Except for the Quetzalcoatl statue, there is nothing else in this hidden space, only endless darkness.
After secretly admiring it for a moment, Ye Tian finally retracted his gaze and ended the perspective.
Next, they admired the towering altar and the words engraved on the steps for a while, before leaving and walking towards the main pyramid not far away.
It is the most important building in the ruins of the ancient city of Copan, and it is also the most magnificent and tallest building. It is shocking.
In Ye Tian's eyes, that is the door to the treasure of the Golden City of the Mayan Empire!