Chapter 1858 Another Ancient City?

As a leader in the field of research on ancient Mesoamerican civilizations, Dick Gill is naturally well known by his colleagues.

When he appeared at the archaeological excavation site, several experts in the pit immediately smiled and greeted him.

"Dick, welcome home~" said an expert with a stained face, showing his big white teeth.

Dick looked into the pit and saw round stones embedded in the soil. Experts and assistants were carefully removing the stones one by one.

He pointed to a stepped structure in the pit and asked, "Is this a sacrificial altar?"

"It should be~"

"Well~ you guys continue your research, I'll go check out the newly discovered ruins~"

"Then we still have to walk a few kilometers further north. The road is still open, so be careful~"

In the tropical rainforest, in addition to facing the sultry climate, you also have to be prepared for the venomous snakes and insects that pop out from time to time. This is the biggest threat in the tropical rainforest. On the contrary, large beasts that can be caught by sight are safer. Of course, The difference is not big, it's just that one dies faster and the other dies slower.

To be honest, hiking in the tropical rain forest is no more comfortable than hiking in the desert. One is dry and hot, and the other is humid. The former makes you sweat crazily and non-stop, while the latter makes you sweaty and unable to get out, just like being in a giant steamer. It was so stuffy that it was difficult to breathe.

"Boss, are you okay?" Hansen turned around and asked in concern.

Yang Cheng felt that one lung was not enough, so he took a few big breaths and shook his head, "It's okay, are we almost there?"

Hansen glanced ahead and said, "I guess there are still two-thirds left~"

Yang Cheng felt his legs go weak and smiled bitterly, "We've only walked a third of the way?"

Hansen supported Yang Cheng, "Come on, you are actually in good physical condition, but you are not used to going deep into the rainforest for the first time. When we were training in the Amazon rainforest, there were many soldiers with strong qualities who were not used to it at the beginning, but they got used to it. Just get used to it.”

Yang Cheng nodded helplessly, "I know, let's go, I'm fine~"

He looked at the old man Dick Gill's vigorous steps and thought that there was no way he could let Yi Wanwen compete with him.

"Let's take a drink before we go~" Hansen directly opened the lid of the kettle and handed it over. He waited for Dick Gill and the others to take a few steps away before whispering,

"I feel like this place is a little weird~"

Yang Cheng didn't think much about it, mainly because he was too hot and couldn't think straight.

"Why is it weird?"

Hansen turned 360 degrees on the spot and shook his head, "I can't tell, maybe I'm overthinking~"

Yang Cheng nodded, "It's normal to feel dizzy due to heat. Me too, let's go~"

Following the large army, they continued to march deep into the rain forest. Before setting off, Yang Cheng specially changed into outdoor clothes and wore expensive quick-drying clothes. But even so, in this rain forest, the clothes would never dry and were wet. It feels terribly uncomfortable when it sticks to the skin.

But you can't take off your clothes, otherwise those invisible poisonous mosquitoes and poisonous insects will teach you how to behave.

The guide walked at the front to lead the way, followed by Dick Gill who was extremely excited. This man seemed to have taken stimulants and walked vigorously. It seemed that the rain forest he was in was different from the rain forest where Yang Cheng was. of.

Finally, when Yang Cheng's consciousness began to blur, the guide turned his head and announced, "Everyone, hang on, we'll be there soon, a few dozen meters at most~"

Upon hearing this, Yang Cheng regained his energy, drank hard, wiped the sweat from his face, and persisted in walking the last few dozen meters. He walked out of the woods. This was a huge deep pit. There are a large number of low houses scattered in groups.

There is still a part exposed, which should be a small pyramid.

However, the houses and the pyramids should not be on the same plane. They are buried deep and shallow, which is similar to the Mayan ruins seen in Tikal.

When the leading guide saw the small half of the pyramid, he instinctively knelt down and worshiped. He muttered something, who knew what he was talking about, but it was nothing more than words about the ancestors he admired.

If this is a small Maya city-state site similar to Tikal, then it is conceivable that what is buried under the ground should be houses that appear in groups. Each group of houses in the group is about 100 meters apart. , and each community can be considered as a residential area for several related families.

This distance is always maintained between the residences, presumably to maintain privacy and allow space for front courtyard gardens.

But if nothing else goes wrong, houses with this kind of spacing should be the residences of nobles in the city-state at that time.

It is characterized by a small pyramid built in a formal square, and the building that has been considered a noble residence until now does not look like a particularly large-scale house platform, but a relatively low long base.

The presence of stone wall structures including vaults in pyramids and long buildings at some sites suggests the use of expert stonemasonry.

Usually this kind of noble residential area is located in the large residential area of ​​the main ruins, so there might be a city-state ruins similar to Tikal underground.

And that pyramid should belong exclusively to this small noble residential area. These nobles have their own separate places for worship, similar to private ancestral halls.

Usually there is a main square near the pyramid, which requires archaeologists to excavate bit by bit.

So far, two large cities built by the Maya have been discovered. One is Stone City in Mexico, the largest abandoned city in the Mayan civilization, consisting of temples and courtyards.

It also contains a huge "Human Sacrifice Stadium" located at one end of the city.

"Human Sacrifice Ball Game" is a very special game. Two teams need to try to kick the ball through the hoops at both ends of the field. After that, the captain of the winning team will be beheaded as a sacrifice to the gods.

Although the city has been ravaged by time and looters throughout its history, many beautiful stone statues still remain.

Then there’s Tikal, a city that was discovered about 300 years ago but was only excavated and opened to the public a few decades ago.

Tikal is built on hills surrounded by swamps. It consists of nine groups of buildings and large squares, connected by bridges and causeways, covering an area of ​​about 2.6 square kilometers.

If there really is another large city under the deep pit in front of us, it will undoubtedly have a positive effect on mankind's exploration of the mysterious Mayan civilization. That is why Dick Gil is so excited.

Yang Cheng stood by the pit, squatted down and looked thoughtfully at the stone house under the pit, and couldn't help but think of Hansen's words before.

She waved to him and asked softly, "Hansen, why did you say this place was weird before?"

Hansen was stunned for a moment and replied truthfully, "I just feel that the growth of the trees in that area is different from those in other places."

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