Chapter 2436: The Golden Passage of the Mayan Empire
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Walker took the trolley box that Ramos had brought in, picked it up, placed it on the table in front of Ye Tian, and opened the heavy box that looked rather heavy.
Since we have undergone two security checks before entering this banquet hall, we are not worried about the safety of this metal trolley box.
As soon as Ramos entered the banquet hall, Ye Tian took a quick look at him and the trolley box. He knew exactly what the box was, whether it was dangerous, how valuable it was, and so on.
As Walker opened the box, a strangely shaped stone sculpture suddenly appeared in front of everyone.
This is a head sculpture. To be more precise, it is the head of an ancient sculpture. The part below the neck has disappeared. The fangs are interlaced at the fracture, which looks like it was broken by brute force.
The reason why this head sculpture is weird is because of its special shape.
This sculpture is about the size of a human head. The carved head of a man, or perhaps the head of a bird god, is shaped like a beak of a human face.
The statue's eyes are wide open, seeming to be very angry, but also with a sense of majesty. The statue's nose and mouth are beak-shaped, protruding about 15 centimeters forward, and carry a little hook.
In addition, some exploded feathers are carved on the neck and back of the statue, which is lifelike, like a seabird in a fighting state.
This weird statue is engraved with Mayan hieroglyphs and various exquisite patterns. Even the protruding beak and the face of the statue are also engraved.
The moment he saw this head sculpture, Ye Tian's eyes suddenly brightened, as did Professor Douglas and others. Everyone's eyes lit up and their faces were full of excitement.
Of course, Ye Tian is performing, and the others are showing their true feelings.
Quickly glanced at this incomplete sculpture, Ye Tian looked up at Ramos, pretending to be excited:
"Ramos, based only on my experience and vision, I can say with certainty that this statue of a human face and beak comes from the ancient and mysterious Mayan civilization, and it is a very rare antique artifact.
According to my judgment, this statue should have been carved from 1,200 to 1,300 years ago. That was the classical period of the Maya Empire, and it was also one of the strongest periods of the Maya Empire. Maya civilization reached its peak.
Where did this sculpture come from in the Mayan Empire, and what do the Mayan hieroglyphs and patterns engraved on it describe? I don't know for the time being, we need to study it carefully.
For the rest of the information about this sculpture and its value, we will tell you after we study it carefully. I believe that we will all have a surprise on this sculpture!
Here I would like to ask, Ramos, where did this head sculpture of human face and beak come from? How did you get it from? If it is convenient to answer, you can introduce to us"
Following Ye Tian's remarks, everyone on the scene looked at Ramos, looking forward to his answer.
Hernando, the Honduran Minister of Culture, and several other Honduran experts and scholars who were also in this banquet hall flashed greed in everyone's eyes.
Obviously, after hearing what Ye Tian said, these Hondurans inevitably developed a greed, wanting to take this obviously valuable statue as their own and stay in Honduras.
Looking at Ramos again, a flash of ecstasy flashed in this guy's eyes, and his cold expression melted instantly.
He sorted out his emotions a bit, and then said in a deep voice:
"Mr. Steven, there is nothing we can't say. This statue was discovered during a field survival training. It was supposed to be washed out by the flood on a dry river bed. There was only this head on the scene.
The one who found this head was the special warfare team led by me, so this head belongs to our team. Yesterday I heard that you are going to hold this appraisal meeting, so I had someone transport this statue to Copperina overnight. S.
We are just ordinary people, we don't know any antiques, and we don't understand the Mayan civilization. Naturally, we can't identify this head. We have found someone to identify this statue, but the results we got are not very convincing.
As we all know, you are the world's top professional treasure hunter and top antique art appraisal expert. Taking this opportunity, I would like to ask you to help appraise this head and see how valuable this head is.
The reason why I am here today is that in addition to asking you to identify the head of this Mayan civilization, I also have another mission. Someone in Guatemala asked me to bring you a message about the Golden City..."
Hearing this, Ye Tianshen glanced at the elite of the Guatemalan special forces, then smiled and interrupted the other party's conversation.
"Ramos, put it aside if others ask you to bring it. Let's talk about it later. Now let us take a good look at this head sculpture from the Mayan Empire and see if we can find any surprises!"
"Okay, Mr. Steven, please, please"
Ramos nodded in response, and raised his hand in a please gesture.
Ye Tian nodded lightly, and began to pretend to admire and appraise the sculpture on the table. Professor Douglas and Professor Delgado also came up next to him.
The other Honduran experts and scholars, as well as the observation team from UNESCO, can only stretch their necks and stand by and wait patiently.
In just a few moments, Professor Delgado said excitedly:
"Steven, this sculpture of the bird **** head is recorded in a kingdom of the Mayan Empire, the related deeds of the Dospilas Kingdom, which mentions the founding monarch of the Dospilas Kingdom, Kawi.
In the history of the Mayan Empire, the status of the Dospilas Kingdom is very important. It is precisely because of the cruel wars between the Dospilas Kingdom and other surrounding kingdoms that lasted more than 100 years that the Mayan Empire turned from prosperity to decline."
Hearing this, Ye Tian immediately pretended to be excited and said:
"Dos Pilas? I also know something about this kingdom of the Mayan Empire in the classical period. As far as I know, the Dos Pilas Kingdom was founded in 629 AD and is located in the southwest of Guatemala, not far from here.
Because of the critical and special geographical location, a large number of precious goods such as emeralds, gems, green cuckoo feathers, and gold currency are often transported to the Mayan city-states through this place, and Daospilas has become a golden channel.
This city has also become a battleground for military strategists. After the 7th century, the two Mayan superpowers, Tikal and Karakmo, broke out in **** conflict, and Daospilas was the first to bear the brunt of the battle between the two sides.
The treasures of the Mayan Empire Golden City we are looking for this time, according to my guess, are somewhat related to the Kingdom of Dospilas. Many of the gold and silver treasures in the Golden City are probably shipped through Dospilas! "
"Yes, the Kingdom of Dospilas was established with the support of the Kingdom of Tikal, but Dospilas betrayed the Kingdom of Tikal. This betrayal became the source of all subsequent disasters.”
Professor Delgado nodded and said, both words and eyes were full of admiration.
Ye Tian's knowledge of the history of the Mayan Empire was somewhat unexpected, and it made him admire.
After a short pause, Professor Delgado continued:
"The deeds of the Kingdom of Daospilas, especially the process of being destroyed by the city of Tomaritito, are recorded on the eighteen steps discovered in Guatemala in 2002, and hundreds of Mayan characters were engraved on those steps. .
If the age inference you just gave is correct, this bird **** head was carved from 1200 to 1300 years ago, then there is no doubt that this bird **** sculpture came from the end of the Daospilas kingdom and is absolutely invaluable.
According to the Mayan writings on the eighteen steps discovered in Guatemala, after the city of Tomaritito defeated the Kingdom of Dospilas, it carried out a frenzied massacre and destroyed everything in the Kingdom of Dospilas.
The city of Tomaritito held a bloody'end ceremony' eight days after launching the offensive. They smashed the throne, temples, stereotypes and sculptures of the Kingdom of Daospilas, and killed all of the Kawi royal family. almost everyone. UU reading www.uukanshu.com
Some nobles of the Dospilas Kingdom hid in the nearby city of Aguadika, and they were all annihilated after lingering for forty years. In this war, almost everyone in the Dospilas Kingdom was slaughtered.
Soon after this war, that is, after 820 AD, the Mayans who suffered from the war had to abandon the birthplace of their brilliant civilization and disappear into a corner that people will never know.
By 900 AD, the Mayan Empire, the greatest and most splendid empire in ancient American history, officially came to an end. The glorious Mayan Empire died out completely, leaving only a fragment of the wall for future generations.
This sculpture of the bird **** was obviously broken by someone, and only the head was left. From this point of inference, combined with relevant historical records, it is basically certain that the statue of the bird should be the Tomarettito. .
If this can be determined, then the value of this bird **** head portrait will be inestimable. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is worthless, because it records the history of the Mayan Empire from prosperity to decline, and even to its demise."
Following Professor Delgado's words, the eyes of everyone on the scene suddenly became brighter, straightening!
