Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 2436: The Golden Passage of the Mayan Empire
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Walker took the trolley case that Ramos brought in, picked it up, placed it on the table in front of Ye Tian, and opened the rather heavy-looking case.
Because we had already gone through two security checks before entering the banquet hall, we were not worried about whether the metal trolley case was safe.
As soon as Ramos entered the banquet hall, Ye Tian quickly looked through him and the trolley case, knowing exactly what was in the case, whether it was dangerous, how valuable it was, etc.
As Walker opened the box, a strange stone sculpture suddenly appeared in front of everyone.
This is a head sculpture. To be more precise, it is the head of an ancient sculpture. The part below the neck has disappeared. The fracture is intertwined with canines. It looks like it was broken with brute force.
The reason why this head sculpture is weird is because of its special shape.
This sculpture is about the same size as a human head. It depicts the head of a man, or rather a bird god, with a human face and beak.
The statue's eyes are wide open, looking very angry and majestic. The statue's nose and mouth are in the shape of a bird's beak, protruding forward about fifteen centimeters, and with a little aquiline hook.
In addition, the neck and back of the head of the statue are also carved with some exploding feathers, which are lifelike, like a seabird in a fighting state.
This weird statue is fully engraved with Mayan hieroglyphics and various exquisite patterns. Even the protruding beak and the face of the statue are also fully engraved.
The moment he saw this head sculpture, Ye Tian's eyes suddenly lit up, as did Professor Douglas and others. Everyone's eyes shone with excitement.
Of course, Ye Tian was acting, while the others showed their true feelings.
After quickly glancing at the incomplete sculpture, Ye Tian raised his head and looked at Ramos, pretending to be excited and said:
"Ramos, based on my experience and vision alone, I can say with great certainty that this statue with a human face and beak comes from the ancient and mysterious Mayan civilization, and is a very rare antique artifact.
According to my judgment, this statue should have been carved between 1200 and 1300 years ago, which was the classical period of the Mayan Empire and one of the most powerful periods of the Mayan Empire. The Mayan civilization reached its peak.
Where does this sculpture come from in the Mayan Empire? What do the Mayan hieroglyphics and patterns carved on it describe? I don't know yet, so we need to study it carefully.
Other information about this sculpture and its value will be told to you after we study it carefully. I believe that we will all get a surprise from this sculpture!
I would like to ask here, Ramos, where did this head sculpture with a human face and beak come from? Where did you get it from? If it’s convenient to answer, you can introduce it to us”
With Ye Tian's words, everyone at the scene looked at Ramos, looking forward to his answer.
Hernando, the Minister of Culture of Honduras, and several other Honduran experts and scholars who were also in the banquet hall had a look of greed in their eyes.
Obviously, after hearing Ye Tian's words, these Hondurans inevitably became greedy and wanted to keep this obviously valuable statue as their own and keep it in Honduras.
Looking at Ramos again, a look of ecstasy quickly flashed across this guy's eyes, and his stern expression melted instantly.
He calmed down his emotions for a moment, and then said in a deep voice:
"Mr. Steven, there's nothing I can't say. We found this statue during a wilderness survival training. It was on a dry river bed. It should have been washed out by floods. This was the only head on the scene.
The person who discovered this statue was the special operations team led by me, so this statue belongs to our team. I heard yesterday that you were going to hold this treasure appraisal meeting, so I had this statue transported to the department overnight. Perrinus.
We are just ordinary people who don’t know anything about antiques or Mayan civilization, so naturally we cannot identify this head. We have also asked someone to identify this statue, but the results we obtained were not very convincing.
As we all know, you are the world's top professional treasure hunter and top antique art appraisal expert. Taking this opportunity, I would like to ask you to help appraise this head to see how much it is worth.
The reason why I am here today is that in addition to asking you to identify this Mayan civilization head, I also have another mission. Someone in Guatemala asked me to bring you a message about the Golden City. ..."
Hearing this, Ye Tian took a deep look at the elite of the Guatemalan special forces, and then interrupted him with a smile.
"Ramos, put aside what others have asked you to bring. We will talk about it later. Now let us appreciate and study this head sculpture from the Mayan Empire and see if we can find any surprises!"
"Okay, Mr. Steven, please do it"
Ramos nodded in response and raised his hand to make a please gesture.
Ye Tian nodded slightly and began to pretend to appreciate and appraise the sculpture on the table. Professor Douglas and Professor Delgado also joined in.
The remaining Honduran experts and scholars, as well as the observation team from UNESCO, could only stretch their necks and stand aside and wait patiently
In just a moment, Professor Delgado said excitedly:
"Stephen, what is recorded on this sculpture of the head of the bird **** is the relevant deeds of the Kingdom of Taos Pilas, a kingdom in the classical period of the Mayan Empire. It mentions the founding monarch of the Kingdom of Taos Pilas, Kavi. .
In the history of the Mayan Empire, the Kingdom of Taos Pilas played a very important role. It was precisely because of the brutal wars between the Kingdom of Taos Pilas and other surrounding kingdoms that lasted for more than a hundred years that the Mayan Empire grew from prosperity to prosperity. "Turn into decline"
Hearing this, Ye Tian immediately pretended to be excited and continued:
"Taos Pilas? I also know something about this kingdom in the classical period of the Mayan Empire. As far as I know, the Kingdom of Taos Pilas was founded in 629 AD and is located in southwest Guatemala, not far from here.
Due to its critical and special geographical location, large quantities of precious goods such as emeralds, gems, quetzal feathers, and gold coins were often transported to Mayan city-states through here, making Dos Pilas a golden passage.
This city has therefore become a battleground for military strategists. After the 7th century AD, a **** conflict broke out between the two Mayan superpowers, Tikal and Caracamo. Dos Pilas bore the brunt and became the focus of the competition between the two parties.
According to my speculation, the treasure of the Golden City of the Mayan Empire that we are looking for this time has something to do with the Kingdom of Dos Piras. Many of the gold and silver treasures in the Golden City are probably transported through Dos Piras. of! ”
"Yes, the Kingdom of Daos Pilas was established with the support of the Kingdom of Tikal, but Daos Pilas betrayed the Kingdom of Tikal. This betrayal became the source of all subsequent disasters"
Professor Delgado nodded and said, his words and eyes full of admiration.
Ye Tian's understanding of the history of the Mayan Empire was somewhat beyond his expectation, and it also made him admire him.
After a pause, Professor Delgado continued:
"The deeds of the Kingdom of Dos Piras, especially the process of its destruction by the city of Tomarittito, are all recorded on the eighteen steps discovered in Guatemala in 2002. On those steps are carved hundreds of inscriptions. Mayan writing.
If the age inference you just gave is correct and this bird **** head was carved between 1200 and 1300 years ago, then there is no doubt that this bird **** sculpture comes from the end of the Kingdom of Daos Pilas. Priceless.
According to the Mayan writings on the eighteen steps discovered in Guatemala, after the city of Tomarittito defeated the Kingdom of Dos Piras, it carried out a frenzied massacre and destroyed everything in the Kingdom of Dos Piras.
Eight days after the attack, the city of Tomarittito held a **** 'end ceremony'. They smashed the throne, temples, statues and sculptures of the Kingdom of Dos Pilas, and killed all the Kas. Almost everyone in the Wei royal family.
Some nobles of the Kingdom of Dos Piras hid in the nearby city of Aguadica and survived for forty years before being completely annihilated. In this war, almost everyone in the Kingdom of Dos Piras was massacred. Almost exhausted.
Shortly after this war, that is, after 820 AD, the Mayans, who suffered from war, had to abandon the birthplace of their brilliant civilization and disappear into a corner that people will never know.
By 900 AD, the Mayan Empire, the greatest and most splendid empire in ancient American history, officially came to an end. The glorious Mayan Empire completely perished, leaving only fragments of ruins to future generations.
This bird **** sculpture was obviously broken by someone, leaving only the head. Inferring from this point, combined with relevant historical records, it is basically certain that the person who broke the statue should be Tomari Tito people.
If this can be confirmed, then the value of this bird **** head will be immeasurable. It is no exaggeration to say that it is worth a fortune, because it records the history of the Mayan Empire from prosperity to decline, and even to its demise."
As Professor Delgado said these words, the eyes of everyone present suddenly became brighter and shone brightly!