Not Mayan, but I recently learned about this one in Brazil. The marks in

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Sep 15, 2020
3:37:47pm

Thrill All-American

Not Mayan, but I recently learned about this one in Brazil. The marks in

in question are on a sheer wall about 2,500 feet up and some claim they are Phoenician (Phoenicia existed from 2,500 BC to about 500 BC). It would be difficult to access with modern climbing equipment. Based on the sheer size of undeveloped areas of Central and South America and the thickness of the forest/jungle, there have to be a lot more things out there.

Archaeological interest of Pedra da Gávea

Pedra da Gávea is a mountain in Tijuca Forest, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Differential weathering on one side of the rock has created what is described as a stylized human face. Markings on another face of the rock have been described as an inscription. Some individuals, such as Bernardo de Azevedo da Silva Ramos, have advanced the position that the inscription is of Phoenician origin and possibly proof of pre-Columbian contact from Old World cultures. Alternative theories proposed include that the rock was the site of a Viking colony or that it is connected with suspected UFO activity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeological_interest_of_Pedra_da_G%C3%A1vea

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Have all ancient Mayan ruins and temples been discovered, or do you think there are more out there that are...

Coug Intervention Needed

9/15/20 3:26pm

I imagine there are hundreds still undiscovered, not as big as Itza, but many

JONBOY

9/15/20 3:27pm

LIDAR Tech is still finding lots of stuff

OU Cougar

9/15/20 3:27pm

This there are tons of structures hidden, not sure as big as those temples

Avery

9/15/20 4:22pm

There are tons more out there. When I went to COPAN we drove by all these steep

Nat Gas Man

9/15/20 3:28pm

How close in period are these sites tied to BoM times?

Coug

9/15/20 3:31pm

Mostly after 500AD IIRC.

Nat Gas Man

9/15/20 3:34pm

not associated with bofm.

9/15/20 3:37pm

most ruins have to have considerable amount of money put in them

Cougarclaw

9/15/20 3:30pm

There isn't enough money and resources in most of these countries to unearth them, much less clean and keep them

Bob Vance

9/15/20 3:31pm

Many people think it better to leave everything in the ground until technology

rcbyufan

9/15/20 3:37pm

when I went to Jerash in Jordan, i was amazed at how obvious the repairs were

Cougarclaw

9/15/20 3:40pm

When I was in Belize, on a tour bus to Lamanai ruins, we passed by dozens of

Cougarrr

9/15/20 3:30pm

Not even close. It's unfathomable how much is hidden under jungle brush (even just dirt) in Central and South America

Bob Vance

9/15/20 3:30pm

I was there last August. Mirador if practically .001 'discovered.'

El Fuego

9/15/20 3:31pm

Discovered by an LDS archeologist, Richard Hansen

FatThor

9/15/20 3:59pm

I'd say there are likely THOUSANDS of temples and buildings undiscovered.

Eddie

9/15/20 3:31pm

there is a recent documentary that looks at the LIDAR data. There are tons of

Bostonblue

9/15/20 3:32pm

Loads of interesting LIDAR findings along the East Coast, from New York to Ohio

Doogal McCougar

9/15/20 3:42pm

There are tens of thousands of new structures uncovered by LIDAR in just the tiny area that's been scanned so far:

Smack'sWife

9/15/20 3:37pm

An interesting city is Samabaj. It was built on an island in a lake sometime between 300 BC - 300 AD, then the water

Smack'sWife

9/15/20 3:48pm

That lake is cursed

kcca

9/15/20 3:58pm

Curious-- do you know the story?

Smack'sWife

9/15/20 4:23pm

There are lots of stories from the locals.

kcca

9/15/20 5:28pm

Actually - two missionaries drown in Lake Atitlan. Happened while I was there.

Eddie

9/15/20 5:36pm

Not Mayan, but I recently learned about this one in Brazil. The marks in

Thrill

9/15/20 3:37pm

Fascinating - interesting to read about

Bob Vance

9/15/20 3:43pm

funny that the wiki article mentions some LDS guy trying to tie it to the BOM.

Cougarclaw

9/15/20 3:54pm

Of course.

pink22

9/15/20 4:01pm

That is wild

Avery

9/15/20 4:25pm

We have probably discovered less than 1% of what there is to find.

IrishBlue

9/15/20 4:42pm

No. More ancient stuff ytbd

9/15/20 7:35pm

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