Teotihuacan, an ancient city filled with difficult puzzle to solve. In the ruins of a very old man (we don't know how many thousands of years), swim or fog past ignorance of mystery or magic. Sandstone blocks weighing 100 tons, ditumpungi with other units of 60 tons, used as a wall.
Other areas are cut and corner right at the junction with others of square stones that are held together by clamps are made of bronze.
In addition, all stone structure that has worked very neat. The holes as deep as 8 feet which until now has not been clarified to what is contained in a block of stone that weighs 10 tons. the worn flagstones, whose length is 16 ½ feet and is one part of the stone without the connection does not help solve the puzzle contained in Tiahuanaco it. water channel made of stone 6 feet long and 1 ½ feet wide, there are scattered on the floor like toys.
In the courtyard of the temple has now been restored, there is a hodgepodge collection of the statue's head, which if viewed up close is a collection of various races, because there are some thin-lipped face, there is a thick-lipped. Some have a long nose, curved nose, there are some nice thin ears, there is a thick ear, some gentle-faced, there are corners of the face. And some of the weird helmet head.
Is the form of an unknown face is intended to try to convey a message to us that we can not and will not understand because we are prevented by stubbornness and prejudice?
In ancient cultures of Africa, Asia, Europe and America, we know the main reason for the great pyramid was built, largely as a tomb for the royal family, there is also a place to hold ceremonies and prayers. But the pyramids at Teotihuacan are a mystery. The main purpose of building the pyramids here have been lost in time, because the pyramid builders could hardly leave any information for us. We do not know, they call themselves as a nation what? What language they speak or where the rulers were buried? They do not leave books, writing system, written history of the past. For nearly a century, archaeologists have gathered many clues. More than 900 thousand pieces of pottery have been analyzed, numbered, and packaged. The significance of some artifacts are still much debated, but recent excavations revealed the story of life and death of the pyramid city.
Around 1500 AD, Nation ruled Mexico. This nation is known for ruthless, soldiers hunt down humans to be skinned and sacrificed to their gods. One thing that is interesting from the history of this nation is a legend about a lost city. Mysterious ancient city filled with fantastic with incredible architecture called Teotihuacan. The city was mysteriously destroyed so much, until when the Aztecs found it, they believe it should be the most sacred places in the whole universe. Teotihuacan Aztec name which means place of the gods. This ancient city is so amazing, long road network and the great pyramids stand in the city. The city has a total area of 12.8 square kilometers, an area larger than the Roman Empire. The Aztecs called the main road as road deaths and they named the second largest pyramid as the Pyramid of the Sun and Pyramid of the Moon. From about the year 1 AD increase its collapse seven centuries later, Teotihuacan was the largest city west dibelahan earth. Aztecs did not even know who built this great city and why they left. And to this day remains a puzzling enigma. Something terrible thing must never happen here, until the entire population disappeared, transforming the city into a ghost town is uninhabited.
Although it is a big city, but actually Teotihuacan is an isolated place in the northern region known as Mesoamerica. In the early first millennium AD, this place is the barren and arid, cactus is more than human. Then, suddenly, almost overnight, the human population until pulahan meladak thousand in the city. How could this dusty remote place suddenly turned into the largest city as America?
One theory is that people flee from the fire of the gods, terrible volcanic eruption. Mountain suddenly erupts and the lava flooded the slope. The whole town was buried and the rivers come together. agricultural land destroyed and suffered total destruction. When looking for a safe place, the people who survived scattered into place that will be known as Teotihuacan. However, it is a mystery within a mystery. Why is everyone running into this desolate place? Although there are other sites more distant from the volcano, with a more fertile soil and more rain.
The refugees will be attracted to this location because there is something. Or maybe there are authoritative leader who set the refugee population is a new record, a new harmony with the universe and the cosmos. People who are very strong on the sacred power of the favored of the gods. authoritative leader then plans to make big sacrifices to the gods of the volcano. Where building elements offerings consist of substances that kill their families and destroying their city first. They would build a man-made volcano that is the pyramids. Then a new city and way of life has been born. Pyramid gives a new era, a time of order and hope of the future. Remaining giant pyramid until today only a silent witness to the triumph at Teotihuacan.
Scientists used to believe when collapsed from within, the city was also attacked and destroyed by other nations. But there is little evidence of power in the region was large enough to attack and defeat the city as weak as Teotihuacan. Teotihuacan will destroy itself, born from the fear of the volcano, this town will die in a fire. Nearly 15 centuries later, the evidence still visible on the walls of the pyramid and temple signs of burning. The fire burned so hot stone. This can occur spontaneously in one night, when the sacred ritual sacrifice or rain begging for food. In theory, the urban population rose in revolt and burn the symbol of their glory. And they believe, they are sourced from all over the suffering of the pyramid is located in their city. Interesting clues to support this theory, ie cryptic evidence of damage caused by fire in 2000 an apartment complex in Teotihuacan.
But another theory is much more bizarre and even more frightening. Archaeological evidence found in a pile of wood debris burning temple. The remains of a large bonfire and not caused by the interruption, but something that is planned. Perpetrators may be priests who serve the gods and the pyramids. They consider the triumph of Teotihuacan had passed, so that the residence of sacred power, the holy land from the road of death must be eradicated. They burned the temple on top of the pyramid, and destroy the statue of their gods. Holy priests destroy the bond between the city and the cosmos forever. Like the smoldering volcano, temple atop the pyramid on fire. Last message for the gods, Teotihuacan was dead. As time passed, residents and quickly left the big city that has been "dead" is.
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