Forgotten Mayan city 'discovered' in Central America by 15-year-old

[Mowich]

William Gadoury, from Quebec, came up with the theory that the Maya civilization chose the location of its towns and cities according to its star constellations. He found Mayan cities lined up exactly with stars in the civilization's major constellations.

Studying the star map further, he discovered one city was missing from a constellation of three stars. Using satellite images provided by the Canadian Space Agency and then mapped on to Google Earth, he discovered the city where the third star of the constellation suggested it would be.

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William has named the yet-to-be explored city in the Yucatan jungle K'aak Chi, or Mouth of Fire.

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Daniel De Lisle, from the Canadian Space Agency, said the area had been difficult to study because of its dense vegetation. However, satellite scans of the area found linear features which "stuck out".

"There are linear features that would suggest there is something underneath that big canopy," he told The Independent. "There are enough items to suggest it could be a man made structure."

Docor Armand La Rocque, from the University of New Brunswick, said one image showed a street network and a large square which could possibly be a pyramid.He told The Independent: "A square is not natural, it is mostly artificial and can hardly be attributed to natural phenomena. "If we add these together, we have a lot of indication there might be a Mayan city in the area."

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Dr La Rocque said William's discovery could lead archaeologists to find other Mayan cities using similar techniques.

William's discovery will be published in a scientific journal and he will present his findings at Brazil's International Science fair in 2017.

Forgotten Mayan city 'discovered' in Central America by 15-year-old

 

[Angstrom]

Cool kid.

 

[Johnnny]

Good for him

 

[Mowich]

Cool kid.

If it is possible that he do so, I sure hope he gets to see his find first hand.

 

[bill barilko]

As anyone who's driven through the Yucatan knows the jungle there is full of piles of old worked stone easily viewed from the highway and this 'new discovery' is just another one they haven't gotten around to investigating yet although it's no doubt in a data base somewhere.

 

[Cliffy]

As anyone who's driven through the Yucatan knows the jungle there is full of piles of old worked stone easily viewed from the highway and this 'new discovery' is just another one they haven't gotten around to investigating yet although it's no doubt in a data base somewhere.

Did your mother not breast feed you that you have to be a wet blanket all the time?

 

[bill barilko]

Did your mother not breast feed you that you have to be a wet blanket all the time?

Weak minded old hippie ramblings noted.

 

[darkbeaver]

I am envious of your drive arroud Yucatan, you are a lucky man, all I got is books

I might live there some day if the goddamn planet don't start warming

You know how much money I got invested in global warming? no you don't so you won't be expecting me, I'll want to know, where's my fukkin money, you better have beer

 

[Ludlow]

I am envious of your drive arroud Yucatan, you are a lucky man, all I got is books

I might live there some day if the goddamn planet don't start warming

You know how much money I got invested in global warming? no you don't so you won't be expecting me, I'll want to know, where's my fukkin money, you better have beer

Yes he was on his way to manage a new Rock Band.

 

[darkbeaver]

I'am sorry it wasn't you but another Bill who you are obviously not associated with. Of course these artifacts are attributed to people who never existed, by the authorities,

Yes he was on his way to manage a new Rock Band.

Ididn't know that, never suspected it, his posts always seemed so reasonable.

 

[spaminator]

the kid stayed up past his bedtime researching info about the mayans. he asked his parents, am mayan big trouble?

 

[bill barilko]

More background to the story in case some of you have decided to inform yourselves-unlikely I know

 

[Johnnny]

More background to the story in case some of you have decided to inform yourselves-unlikely I know

a rare win for bill

 

[spaminator]

Lost Mayan city? No, likely just a pot field
Postmedia Network
First posted: Thursday, May 12, 2016 02:22 PM EDT | Updated: Thursday, May 12, 2016 04:05 PM EDT
A Canadian teen's claimed discovery of a lost, ancient Mayan city in the middle of a Mexican jungle could actually be nothing more than a pot field, say scientists.
William Gadoury, 15, of Montreal, shot to fame this week with reports he had stumbled on what he believed to be a lost city. His theory was that the Mayans might have built their cities so they lined up with major constellations.
But the work - despite having the helping hand of the Canadian Space Agency - has not yet been peer-reviewed, and scientists who have taken a look so far have not been sold.
Although nobody has visited the remote site since the teen's find, a satellite image making the rounds online, which claims to show a possible pyramid base, is likely nothing more than a fallow corn field, say many scientists.
One such expert, Geoffrey Braswell, from the University of San Diego, believes Gadoury may have found a marijuana field. He should know: he's visited the area in the past.
"The fields may be fallow or may be active marijuana fields, which are common in the area. There is no important archaeological site there," he wrote to the Washington Post in an e-mail.
But he encouraged Gadoury to keep trying, and he hopes to see the young man apply to USC-San Diego.
- with files from The Associated Press and Washington Post
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