- A 15-year-old boy, William Gadoury, from Quebec claims to have discovered possible ruins of a lost Mayan City with the use of a star chart and Google Maps
- Studying diagrams of constellations and maps of Mayan cities, Gadoury postulated that the Mayans use the stars in choosing the location of their cities
- His findings will be published in a scientific journal
- He was invited to present at a conference in Brazil
A 15-year-old boy from Canada is believed to have discovered what have been ruins of an ancient Mayan City in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula using only a star chart and Google Maps.
William Gadoury, a 10th grader from Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Quebec, speculated that the Maya civilization took into consideration the star constellations as to where they chose to build their towns and cities.
“The Mayans were extremely good builders, but they often built in places that made little practical sense — far from rivers, far from fertile areas. It seemed strange for a civilization that was so intelligent,” Gadoury told CBC News. “I knew they were good at astronomy, so I tried to make the link.”
After spending hours studying diagrams of constellations and maps of known Mayan cities, Gadoury made a startling realization — the two indeed appeared to be linked.
“I was really surprised and excited when I realized that the most brilliant stars of the constellations matched the largest Maya cities,” he had reportedly said.
According to an article published by The Telegraph, no other scientist have made such a discovery. Studying 22 different constellations, William found that they matched the location of 117 Mayan cities scattered throughout Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
When he applied his theory to a 23rd constellation, he found that two of the stars already had cities linked to them but that the third star was unmatched. He then took to Google Maps and projected that there must be another city hidden deep in the thick jungles of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico.
As mentioned in an article published by Discovery News, Gadoury’s brilliant discovery got the attention of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and he was given access to high-definition satellite images which he crossed referenced with Google Earth. Underneath the Yucatan’s dense vegetation, Gadoury located possible man-made structures where the astronomical data suggested the missing city would be. He believes the objects to be the remains of pyramids.
Gadoury has tentatively dubbed the ancient city K’aak Chi, or Mouth of Fire. His findings will be published in a scientific journal. He has been invited to present them at a conference in Brazil next year.
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