http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article6474037.ece Sweet, and very very rare, I've been fascinated with Aztec and Inca archeology since "Chariots of the Gods"...
Fascinating and Exciting find .When I was a kid I read a historical novel about the Aztecs and I have visited Mexico several times to visit various archeological sites. In that book the white skinned bearded god Quetzalcoatl was featured and it has been speculated that Cortes conquest of Mexico was made easy because the Aztecs thought that Quetzalcoatl was revisiting them as had been prophesized. Now that claim is being challenged. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetzalcoatl
Forme, von Daniken's claims were not as relevant as the historical sites and pillars and what have you, and Crunch..Wikipedia?...not for anything even remotely political should Wiki be relied upon. I sort of hope National Geographic has a hand in covering studying that tomb, they take some amazing photos.
Von Daniken is a charlatan .He wrote Chariots of the Gods when he was in jail serving time.Its a ludicrous theory but it sold a lot of books. I guess that was his purpose The historical novel I read as a kid was The Heart Of Jade by Salvador Madriaga. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Coraz%C3%B3n_de_Piedra_Verde
Indeed, however exposure to such obscure archeaological finds, not just Machu Picchu, was rare in those days. His theory was crackpot, his "evidence" was fascinating enough in and of itself.
Those would be treasures indeed .Aztec books are called Codex which the Spanish conquistadors systematically destroyed whenever they found them. Very few remnants remain.
If the Spanish were exploiting "Codex" does that make them the original Hackers? Sorry, it was there for the taking.
For the Von Daniken enthusiasts there is a documentary which can be downloaded at Mininova. Its called History Channel - Ancient Aliens Ancient Aliens What if life on Earth began in outer space? Millions of people accept the theory that intelligent life forms visited Earth thousands of years ago and were worshiped as gods by primitive man. Are monuments like Stonehenge and Easter Island the last remains of an ancient alien visitation? From unexplainable super structures, to knowledge of the solar system, mathematics, and even the ability to make electricity, this special explores evidence of super-human influences on ancient man and embarks on an around-the-world search for answers. Presented in the 1968 bestselling book Chariots of the Gods by Erich von Daniken, the theory of “ancient aliens” rocked people’s beliefs in mankind’s progress. Ancient cave drawings of strange creatures, remains of landing strips in Peru, and Indian texts that describe the “flying machines of the gods” were just a few of the odd archaeological artefacts cited by von Daniken as proof that ancient astronauts were well known to our ancestors. Produced with the exclusive cooperation of von Daniken himself, Ancient Aliens launches all-new expeditions to seek out and evaluate this evidence, with a concentration on the latest discoveries of the last 30 years, including unusual DNA findings on man’s evolution and newly decoded artefacts from Egypt to Syria to South America. It is a balanced investigation into a theory some believe cannot be true, but many agree cannot be ignored. New 2009 special.
One of Danikens theories is that because there are pyramids in different parts of the world that there was a common denominator for that knowledge which orginated from aliens. Actually pyramids are the most logical structures to build given the materials and technology at hand during ancient times. If you were going to build a tall structure in those days it would most likely have to be a pyramid
Well, there were ziggerauts as well though Crunch. The pyramid shape seems an odd conclusion to come to, it really doesn't occur in nature, and they have to have close tolerances or they will collapse in on themselves if they are hollow...at least that's what I saw in the Librarian movies..
"Codex" though, is a Greek term alot of the old Bibles are known as Codex's, I wonder what the Aztecs themselves called them? And Aztec is a Spanish term for whipped, Azoteca YMMV.
I don't know if there was a word for it before the Spaniards arrived, but in classic nahuátl, "amatl" means paper and "amoxtli" means book. I speak spanish and I've never heard that term. The verb "azotar" in spanish means "to whip" or "to slam" (to slam the door) Aztec means "People/person from Aztlan", Aztlan was the place they migrated from to found Mexico-Tenochtitlan (Mexico City).
