The Place Where Gods Were Born - Ancient city of teotihuacan

Hey guys, thanks for watching Beyond Science, it's Mike Chen. I think we all would agree that there has always been a certain distance between man and God or gods; between Earth and heaven. One has always seemed to long for the other, never really ever being able to fulfil that craving, to satiate the thirst to know and experience the other. Some people would say that it is an infinite search with nothing to gain, only loss in effort and time, while others would still believe that there is a deep connection and that it is buried in the depths of both man and Earth… And that very well might be the case. Teotihuacan means City of Gods or the place where men become gods or where Gods were born. This lost city is located in near the Valley of Mexico, about 25 miles from modern-day Mexico City, and may hold some key elements in the search for the origins of humankind, and what is truly divine. Established around 100 B.C., Teotihuacan was most likely one of the largest cities in the ancient world. Some even believe that at its zenith, there were probably over 150,000 inhabitants with some of the largest buildings ever erected as far the New World goes. There’s substantial evidence to support this as there are traces of an incredible knowledge in the fields of Mathematics, Geology, Astronomy, and Engineering. To give some perspective of its timeline and the city’s sublimity, Teotihuacan was built more than a thousand years before the Aztec’s arrival in Mexico and it was most likely the Aztecs themselves who gave Teotihuacan its name, seeing the magnificence and scope of its construction – it covered 8 square miles and supported a population well over a hundred thousand. There was a central road of massive size (referred to as the Street of the Dead) and magnificent buildings, two of which would be the Temple of the Sun and the Temple of the Moon. These temples and other structures found within in Teotihuacan are comparable to the pyramids in Egypt, a sure marvel to say the least. In designing Teotihuacan, there seems to be a specific linking or pairing of structures. The major monuments were aligned to a north-south axis with the aforementioned “Street of the Dead,” linking to the Temple of the Sun, which was the city’s largest structure. It should be noted that, Teotihuacan’s Temple of the Sun has the same base as the Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza, almost 750 square feet. Interestingly enough, all of the temples – the Temple of the Sun, the Temple of the Moon, and the Pyramid of Giza have the same layout as Orion’s belt. Also, along the “Street of the Dead,” the pyramids align in almost perfect distance to the orbits of our planets in our solar system. An even more sublime discovery, is that the Pyramid of the Sun itself sits in the center of all the other structures in the same fashion as the Sun sits and is positioned in the center of our solar system. This nucleus of the structures is literally 75 metres high with a base with of 225 metres. It is the second largest pyramid that we know of. Most believe that only priests were allowed to climb and mount the steps of the pyramids for rituals and ceremonies. Who built this? Who formed and shaped and constructed Teotihuacan? Some scholars believe that it was the Toltecs while others believe the Totonac culture are responsible. Whoever it was, there’s evidence of multiple cultures embedded in the layout and structure of Teotihuacan - so either there were many cultures over a period of time that all contributed to it, or there were at least influences from several ones, including Mayan, Mixtec, and Zapotec. Both Mayan and Zapotec texts have been found in the Teotihuacan Temples. But regardless of the people responsible for this majestic city - we can definitely say that the craftsmanship was of the highest quality and seemingly impeccable for the time. One of the main excavations of Teotihuacan has been around the Pyramid of the Moon. This structure gives credence to the incredible craftsmanship as mentioned before but also bolsters of a new edition to the possible lifestyle of the city’s inhabitants, which also speaks volumes for the culture and climate at the time: remains of both animal and humans, believed to be from some kind of sacrifice. Within the temple, buried animals and bodies with heads severed were found. Based off of the amount, placement and other markings, all are thought to be part of offerings to gods or possibly even some kind of ceremonial blessing or sanctification as the pyramid itself was built and erected. In addition to the temples and other structures, there have been a significant amount of a mineral called Mica found at Teotihuacan. This is significant because Mica is usually found some three thousand miles away in Brazil. Interestingly enough, Mica is present in just about each building structure in Teotihuacan, forging a possible link to other known ancient cultures such as Indian, Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilizations, as well as Chinese and the Aztec civilization of what is considered the New World. The finding of Mica in the lost city of Teotihuacan is extremely significant not only because of the possible cross cultural linkage but because of the value of the mineral itself. Mica is stable when exposed to many elements or conductors – some being electricity, light, moisture, and even extreme temperatures. Additionally, Mica has electrical properties and can act as an insulator. Keep in mind that this is all in an ancient world, long before our supposed industrialization. Moreover, Mica can be a dielectric and can even manage to sustain and support an electrostatic field as it only releases or let go of minimal energy in the form of heat. Finding such a mineral predominantly in the structures of an ancient city is astounding and the realm of possibility for what that means as far as advancements is nothing short of amazing. The question of our origin will undoubtedly always haunt humankind. There will be discoveries both on Earth that will continue to amaze our modern minds and will seem to pitch us forward and closer to what could possibly be the truth. Teotihuacan is a wonderful example of the wealth of antiquity and the possibility of diving deeper into who we are as a species and what we are capable of. These advanced civilizations tell us that despite cultural differences that are seen in a lot of what we build and how we live, there’s a deeper connection that binds us all together. 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