Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 2431: Is it all joy?
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"Hernando, what's going on? There seems to be no need for such a sacrificial ceremony, right?"
Ye Tian asked in a low voice, and raised his hand to point to the modern Mayans in national costumes who were dancing the Great God in the center of the square, as well as the square-topped pyramid.
At this time, a group of them got out of the car and stood on the edge of the square, looking at everything in front of them curiously.
Several leaders from Columbia University such as Professor Douglas and Professor Delgado, as well as Hernando and Honduran Minister of Culture Hierro, have all come here.
Hernando looked at the situation in the square, and then explained in a low voice:
“You also know, Steven, we Hondurans are mainly of Spanish and Indian descent. The ancient city of Copan we are going to this time is the former royal city and holy land of the Mayan Empire!
Many modern Mayan tribes still live there, and it is the territory of the Mayan tribe. In order to take care of and ease the people's emotions, we conducted such a Mayan sacrificial ceremony.
Our tripartite joint exploration operation is about to begin. Such a sacrificial event also means a good sign. We hope that this joint exploration operation will go well and find the golden city of the Mayan Empire."
Hearing this explanation, Ye Tian just smiled and nodded without saying anything else. The same went for everyone else.
After chatting for a while, everyone walked into the square under the leadership of Hernando and walked straight to the square-topped pyramid altar in the center of the square.
At the gate of the Presidential Palace ahead, the President of Honduras walked out of the Presidential Palace with a group of senior government and parliamentary officials, as well as senior military officials, and also walked towards the pyramid altar.
Outside the cordon at the edge of the square, a large number of media reporters from Honduras and around the world gathered, as well as many onlookers, many of whom had ulterior motives.
Especially those media reporters with different backgrounds, how could they miss such a great opportunity and start asking questions loudly at the top of their lungs.
"Good morning, Steven, I am a reporter from "News of Honduras". How confident are you in finding the famous treasure of the Golden City of the Mayan Empire in this tripartite joint exploration operation?"
"Good morning, Steven, I am a reporter from CBS TV. Since you signed the tripartite joint exploration agreement and announced to the public that you will soon launch an operation to explore the Mayan Empire's gold as a treasure, there have been protests from the outside world!
As far as I know, there are many people protesting and demonstrating whether it is the Rockefeller Center building in New York where your company is located or downstairs of the hotel where you are currently staying. How do you respond to these protests and demonstrations? ”
In response to the loud questions raised by these media reporters, Ye Tian did not give any response at all, as if he had not heard them.
He just looked at these media reporters, nodded lightly at these guys who were afraid of chaos in the world, and ignored these guys again.
Soon, the group of them arrived at the center of the square and stopped next to the square-topped pyramid altar.
Soon after, the President of Honduras and his party also came here and met up with Ye Tian and the others.
After everyone met, it was natural for them to exchange polite greetings, shake hands and other superficial things.
Then, Ye Tian pointed to the square-topped pyramid close at hand, pretending to be curious and said:
“This square-topped pyramid looks a bit interesting. If I read it correctly, this square-topped pyramid is an antique cultural relic with a long history and has high research value.
It has a history of at least 1,500 years, and has a very strong Mayan civilization color. The Mayan hieroglyphics and patterns carved on the pyramid are the best proof."
After the words fell, Hierro, who was standing aside, immediately continued:
"Stephen, your vision is as sharp as the legend says. Yes, this square-topped pyramid is an antique artifact with a long history and great research value, and it comes from the ancient city of Copan.
According to the research of our Honduran historians and archaeologists, this pyramid should have been built in the early years of the Copán Dynasty, around the fifth century AD, and has a history of about 1,500 years ago.
At that time, it was not long after the Blue Bird King arrived in the Copan Valley and then established the Copan Dynasty. After a long time, the pyramid had long since collapsed and the stones were scattered all over the ground.
In the 1970s, an archaeological team discovered these stones used to build the square-topped pyramid during an inspection in Copán. The Honduran government at the time collected these stones.
In order to protect these valuable antiques, to show the glorious achievements of the Mayan civilization, and because there are not many stones, we stored these stones in the National Museum of Honduras.
For a long time, these stones were stacked into square-top pyramids and placed in the hall of the National Museum of Honduras. Later, the museum was renovated and expanded, and they were placed in the warehouse.
This time we are going to the ancient city of Copan to explore the famous treasure of the Golden City of the Mayan Empire. We need to hold a sacrificial ceremony, so we moved these stones out and arranged them into a pyramid in the center of the square."
"So, this square-topped pyramid actually comes from the early Copán Dynasty. Then I must appreciate this ancient square-topped pyramid. Maybe I will find something!"
With that said, Ye Tian walked towards the square-topped pyramid in the center of the square, looking very interested.
Professor Delgado and others, who studied ancient American history and civilization, would not miss this opportunity and immediately followed, with their eyes shining.
The Hondurans, headed by the President of Honduras, could only follow Ye Tian when they saw their performance, even though they could not understand this ancient and vicissitudes of square-topped pyramid at all.
In three or two steps, Ye Tian came to the side of the square-topped pyramid.
He first nodded slightly and signaled to the Mayan tribal chief who was performing the great dance, and then looked at the square-topped pyramid in front of him.
Professors Douglas and Delgado followed closely and began to study the relics of the Copán Dynasty of the Mayan Empire.
This is a typical Mayan pyramid. Compared with the famous Egyptian pyramid, it is undoubtedly much shorter. It is only more than four meters high. It has a square bottom and becomes smaller as it goes up. It has a quadrangular pyramid shape.
To be precise, the pyramid in front of you is also a very small one among the many pyramids left by the Mayan civilization. It is not comparable to the famous Pyramid of Cholula and Kukulkan.
Unlike the Egyptian pyramids, the tops of Mayan pyramids are flat, and there is often a temple for sacrifices on the top, surrounded by four steps leading directly to the top of the tower.
However, the temple on top of the Mayan pyramid has long since disappeared, leaving only a square platform, which can also be used to hold sacrificial rituals.
On this ancient square-topped pyramid, there are many strange Mayan hieroglyphs carved on it, as well as some patterns with unknown meanings and exquisite decorations, some of which are so damaged that it is difficult to identify them.
Ye Tian is not a historian or archaeologist who studies the Mayan civilization, nor is he a text and symbologist. Except for some Mayan texts he has seen before, he does not recognize many of the characters and patterns here.
But, he can see through it!
While appreciating and identifying these Mayan hieroglyphics and patterns, he secretly turned on perspective and began to explore this ancient square-topped pyramid to see if there were any secrets hidden in those words and patterns.
In just a moment, a hint of surprise suddenly flashed deep in his eyes, but it was fleeting and no one noticed it.
Obviously, he has discovered something, and it is probably related to the Golden City of the Mayan Empire, but only he can see this secret, and no one else can know it.
On the other side of the square-topped pyramid, a look of disappointment appeared on the faces of Professor Delgado and Professor Douglas.
"Steven, the Mayan hieroglyphs and patterns on this square-topped pyramid are all known, and there is nothing new discovered, which makes us happy in vain!"
Hearing this, a smile immediately appeared on the corner of Ye Tian's mouth.
Is it all joy? That's you, not me!