Recently, on The History Channel, there was a program about ancient civilizations. The narrator questioned how such remarkable engineering feats could be accomplished through the use of hand tools, by so–called “advanced civilizations” who were somewhat primitive by today’s standards.
The simple answer is, no one knows.
Did they come from outer space? No one knows. However, it is interesting to look at the placement of stones, and, the surgical incision–like grooves in some stones. Check out these links:
http://www.world-mysteries.com/mpl_6.htm
http://mayaruins.com/tikal.html
Suffice it so say that many researchers are convinced beyond any reasonable doubt, that our ancient ancestors did have visitors from outer space. After all, there are pictographs that show what appears to be space age uniforms and headgear – in various places on the globe, not just in Hackensack, NJ. Items, things we take for granted today, were not available, even in thought, 500 to 2,000 years ago.
The Mayans at Tikal, knew a lot about astronomy. They were able to accurately plot the movements of the planets; and, they somehow had the ability to predict solar and lunar eclipses far into the future. How did they do that? Where did they learn to do that? Who taught them how to do that?
Their society was agrarian, and somehow they scratched out an existence in a very hostile growing area.
How did they make calendars that could accurately go back into time, and, go far into the future?
At Tiahuanaco, before the invention of cranes, masonry saws, and electricity, these people managed to cut and place ‘polished’ stones with amazing engineering skill. How did they do that?
No one knows.
One of the proponents of the visitors from outer space, is Erich von Daniken. My “Activities Director” and I attended a lecture he gave in San Francisco, many years ago. However, his theories are not without the faint aroma of a bad fart.
http://www.skepdic.com/vondanik.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_von_D%C3%A4niken
Regardless, the stone masonry is remarkable, and the questions remain. I am not sure we will ever know how they did what they did – until the realization of time travel.
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Archaeologists have explained many of these mysteries, which are answered quite clearly from unearthing early monument sites, which show an evolution of how the Mayans came to build their temples -- i.e. from a crude mound-like temple, to a more refined block-style temple -- and also by deciphering the Mayan Hieroglyphs, which depict the Mayans as an elite warrior culture.
ReplyDeleteMankind is capable of incredible accomplishments. While I do not deny the existence of other sentient life in our universe, nor do I deny that they could possibly have visited our planet or be among us, it is my strong belief that all of human invention, development and achievement was and is made from our own intellect and hard work.
For many years, it was a mystery as to how the great pyramids of Egypt were built. That is until archaeologists unearthed the graves of legions of slaves, bio-mechanically deformed from the unimaginable hard labor of moving gigantic blocks, along with revealing the tools and engineering for which they facilitated moving the blocks, AND hieroglyphs that show how it was done.
To suggest that someone else is responsible for the advancements of our civilization -- whether it be alien or supernatural -- is certainly an intriguing prospect, but it also promotes a blatant disregard for human potential, and all of the hard work, planning, passion and innovation for which our ancestors are the sole proprietors.
Here's an interesting link about the Mayan temples and their civilization:
http://www.unexplainedstuff.com/Places-of-Mystery-and-Power/Mayan-Temples.html
^^ The above link shows an awesome picture of an old style temple next to a new style, to show how there was a clear line of progression, and that the Mayans didn't erect magnificent temples out of the blue.
My bride and I had a VHS series detailing ancient civilizations. For some reason, all of the forward thinking and development of their culture -- i.e. the engineering, agriculture, astronomy, artistry, etc. -- is ever so slightly overshadowed by the requirement for the King and Queen to flog their genitals with thorned vines, in order to prove to the Gods and peoples that they are worthy leaders; the ritual of skinning alive a captured enemy warlord, for which the skin was stretched tightly over a frame to be used as a drum, so the soul could be rumpa-pum-pummed its way into the otherworld; and the game of blood ball, a cross of European and American football, which only allowed for the use of their hips, and the losing team would be sacrificed to the Gods.
It's certainly challenging to romanticize such a culture, and I must say I'm thankful I live in the here and now :)
I appreciate you bringing this topic to light, as it's incredibly thought-provoking and gets the ol' wheels spinning.
Killer Clinton, Scourge of the Seven Seas
Everett, WA