Canadian teen discovers ancient Mayan city

Canadian teen discovers ancient Mayan city

World May 10, 2016 09:40

amsterdam - He was only fifteen years old but has made a discovery which many advanced scientists only dream of. Canadian teenager William Gadoury has by analyzing galaxies discovered a Mayan city in Mexico.

Gadoury liked the location of Maya cities so fascinating, that he went out to investigate, the newspaper writes. The teen did not understand why the Maya built their cities were far from rivers, little fertile land in inaccessible mountains. 'There had to be another explanation for the position. Since Mayans worshiped the stars, I decided to focus my research on it. '

The 15 year old codger analyzed 22 galaxies of the Mayas and found that the shape corresponding to the position of 117 Mayan cities. Gadoury is the first scientist who observed that respect.

Gadoury also discovered a system of three stars on his theory only resulted in two cities. The teenager concluded that the third city had to be undetected and could using satellite photos to determine the location of that city.

The third Mayan city, renamed the cannon, it appears to be located on the Yucatan Peninsula. Soon there will be excavations done. The teenager may be present at this. The Canadian is overjoyed: 'This is the culmination of three years of research and my life's dream. '

The Maya are a people who still live in Central America and currently employs nearly nine million people. The famous Mayan culture already emerged in 2000 BC. From 250 to 900 AD the culture reached its peak. The civilization was mainly affected by the arrival of the Spaniards to the habitat.

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