Mayan Mystery - The Maya of Mexico

DVD-Download: http://hilaroad.com/video/ - A chance to take part in some amateur archaeology. This video presents theories about the meaning of a symbol on a Mayan temple at Tulum near Cancun. I believe this symbol and temple relate to Mayan observations of the stars, others have suggested the temple is an ancient lighthouse, or a sacrificial center, even that the symbol is related to Dan Brown's story the DaVinci Code! Images and story available at our website: http://hilaroad.com/maya

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• Cancun
• Tulum
• astronomy
• Maya
• Mayan
• Riviera
• Mexico
• City
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• tourism
• holiday
• archaeoastronomy
• archaeology
• science
• Yucatan
• Mesoamerica
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• Guatemala
• Inca
• symbol
• mystery

[sweetmantra]

Aztecs were conquerors, warriors. Mayas were observers, cientists, etc.

[nefarious1819]

great video helped me a lot on writing my essay thanks a lot!

[MrWajax]

Very interesting! I've always had an interest in ancient civilizations.

[MrWajax]

Wonderful video!

[exupipus]

@sdmagn...One test of the antiquity of the "pre-Maya" of Mesoamerica is a human settlement in the hacienda la seiba, in San Luis Potosi, mexico, dating from 32,000 years ago, a fact corroborated by the INAH. The other test is corn, a product created by man, by ancient Mayan scholars began to manipulate plants to achieve by crospolinación between herbs do not mate naturally. The Maya began in agriculture is about 15 to 18,000 years.

[DeyaIV]

in this video is not about Tula, is about Tulum. You are right about Toltec and Olmec.

[sdmagn]

I believe the Olmecs were much earlier than the Toltecs. When I was there it was stated by the resident archeologist(s) that Tula was founded around 700AD at Tula Chico, about one mile north of the current city center . About 900AD Tula Grande was built on the hill called EL Tesoro the current site. It reached it's peak around 1000-1050AD and was finally abandoned about 1200AD. Those dates would make this a 'epi-classic' site. Where as the Olmec sites are ofcourse 'pre-classic"

[lionazlamb]

"A little west of south;" I wonder what the bearing would be if a GPS was used. Anyone familiar with calculating the difference between true south and magnetic?

[BigNewGames]

Why did you set the date at 1000AD for the date of viewing? Since everything seems to do with 2012 lately why not see if it matches a star pattern on Dec. 21, 2012AD at 11:11pm with your astronomy program?

[kunglek]

There is no other side of the bay. Tulum's main building faces out into the sea and the other side faces into the city. It is situated high on a cliffs edge on one side (the eastern side).

[lordsalem22]

great movie and good work

[Ashtree7]

Good work