Age of the Mayan pyramids and Egyptian

One of the outstanding secrets of mankind is the pyramids. Engineers are still amazed by the scope and complexity of the work, and historians can not understand what exactly pushed the ancient peoples to erect these structures. Also, disputes still remain about the true purpose of these monuments of ancient architecture. Some believe that the structures of Yucatan and Egypt are related, but this is not so. This is indicated by the age of the pyramids and the aspects of their erection.

Egypt

The Great Pyramid, located on the plateau of Giza in Egypt, has long been striking the imagination of all researchers and ordinary tourists. In general, the same can be said about her "sisters". Despite the seismic activity of the place of erection and the past thousands of years, these amazing and bizarre monuments of ancient culture are surprisingly well preserved.

Scientists suggest that in the past in Egypt, the pyramids were much larger, but ... But then came the Romans. The first rule of Rome - more good roads! After all, it's so convenient for them to move new legions! So a considerable part of the pyramids of the "average poshib" turned into the material of the Roman road builders. Today, tourists and locals, who still use the ancient roads, "knead the remains of the oldest structures!"

The first of the pyramids and its age

You can not discuss the age of the pyramids without telling about the time when the first such construction was erected in Egypt. It is believed that this happened about five thousand years ago, and construction was started on the initiative of Pharaoh Djoser. It is in these five thousand years and estimated the overall age of the pyramids in Egypt. By the way, the famous Imhotep supervised the construction. "Contractor" he was so good that in later ages, the grateful Egyptians even deified him.

Caring for relatives

For those times the building area was huge - 545 by 278 meters. The perimeter of this structure was protected by a wall at a height of just ten meters, in which 14 gates were made at once ... of which only one were real. In addition to himself, Djoser ordered to take care of the afterlife of his family members: for this purpose, the builders prepared 11 additional funerary cells of a smaller size.

The pyramid of Djoser is not only considered to be the most ancient in Egypt, but also the most unique, as its sides represent a "ladder" that can be seen on structures in the center of Yucatan. Search here for mystical coincidences is not necessary, since in both cases the similar construction had a sacred meaning, implying the ascension of the ruler to the heavens.

How old are the structures on the Giza plateau?

It is believed that the age of the Egyptian pyramids on the Giza plateau is 4.5 thousand years. But with the dating of many structures there are difficulties, as they were partially rebuilt, restored, and therefore even a radiocarbon analysis of absolutely exact answers can not give. The remaining pyramids, presumably, were built during the time of the Old Kingdom - about 2300 BC. E.

To this day, in Egypt, there are 80 pyramids, the most beautiful being those that remained after the fourth dynasty. But since ancient times, only three are considered to be the Miracle of the World. Their names are known to everyone - the pyramid of Cheops, Khafre and Mikerin. Age of the pyramid of Cheops and the other two - about four thousand years, which can not surprise.

Pyramids of Mexico

The Mexican pyramids are no less impressive and majestic monument to human architecture and incredibly hard work. They still affect everyone who has seen them, and even at the time of the first discovery, the impression was ten times higher!

They were erected by the Aztecs, Toltecs, Maya and some other South American peoples. Scientists at times are not very easy to understand all this "vinaigrette", since virtually all written sources of these cultures were destroyed during the Spanish conquest. And what about the age of the pyramids that were built by the ancestors of modern Latin Americans? First you need to get a little acquainted with the history of those nationalities who lived here.

The most vibrant civilization here is Cuikuilko. The peak of its maximum power falls on the period from 1500 to 200 BC. Why do we all say this? The fact is that the largest and most impressive pyramid Kuikuilko was built at this time (southern part of Mexico City). And the construction is unique, as its section is ... round, perfectly fitting into the surrounding landscape.

How did the pyramid Quicuilco was forgotten?

But scientists did not find it immediately. When in the beginning of our era there was a huge eruption of the volcano Shytle, this unique archaeological monument was completely buried under a layer of ash, lava and tufa. Only in 1917, during the archaeological survey, scientists quite accidentally discovered this pyramid.

The eruption of the same volcano put an end to the development of civilization in this region, and therefore there were no other magnificent monuments of architecture. If we talk about modern ideas, then the people who left these places became the "foundation" of the Teotihuacan people, who also built their pyramids.

Pyramids of other nationalities

The civilization of Teotihuacan dates back to 200 BC. The same approximate age of the pyramids in that region. This people existed until 700 AD. The place they have chosen for themselves is known all over the world today. Teotihuacan. By the way, this name was given to the Aztecs, who came here in a thousand years. How this area was called originally, we do not know today. So when here were erected magnificent pyramids, which still strike the imagination today?

Who specifically built them today is not entirely clear: whether the people themselves are Teotihuacans, or the Aztecs who came to take its place. The latter had a legend that the three great pyramids actually erected giants. So, three buildings. Three pyramids: Solar, Moon and Quetzalcoatl. The latter, by the way, is the most beautiful and majestic. It is believed that they were built somewhere in the region of 500 BC. E.

Because of what the city was abandoned?

So the age of the pyramids in Giza is much larger. Most likely, originally the monuments of the ancient architecture in these parts were much larger, but the whole thing was spoiled by volcanoes. Under a thick layer of frozen lava there are probably a lot of interesting things hidden, but it is unlikely we will ever see it. The ongoing excavations clearly indicate that the construction of the city was conducted according to a very strict and logically completed plan. Scientists suggest that the city lived in the 200 thousand people! And this is - even before the beginning of our era!

In the destruction of the city and part of the pyramids, today they "accuse" of some sort of natural disasters, as well as a social split, when numerous poor people are simply fed up with the ever increasing arbitrariness of the higher nobility. The city of Teotihuacan was barbarously looted and destroyed. But both hypotheses are very controversial, since no evidence of violence was found, and as for looting, it could be done by anyone. If the city was for some reason abandoned, then it is possible to blame the neighboring nations. They would clearly not have missed such a "tasty" piece.

What is the difference between the Egyptian and Mexican pyramids?

Many believe that they are almost identical, and due to this they put forward various (in terms of absurdity) theories about Atlantes and "heavenly descendants" who fled from the cataclysm, but everything is not so. Similar pyramids of Egypt and Mexico only externally (and then relatively), but otherwise they have a lot of differences.

First, in Egypt these structures were absolutely smooth, whereas the Aztecs, Toltecs and Mayans built them stepwise from the very beginning. Secondly, the pharaohs regarded the pyramids solely as a place of rest from earthly anxieties, and in Mexico the pyramids were used exclusively as temples, and moreover they performed very bloody sacrificial rituals.

Other differences

Thirdly, the tops of structures in South America are completely flat, since it was there that the priests engaged in their bloody work. Moreover, there is also an additional structure, which once performed the role of the temple and "slaughter shop" in combination. In principle, you can also climb to the top of the Egyptian pyramid, but something can not be done there because of the banal lack of space.

Fourth, the age of the Mayan pyramids and the Egyptian pyramids. In Mexico, almost all these buildings were erected literally at the beginning of our era, while the tombs of the pharaohs were built for three or four thousand years before our era.

Fans of conspiracy theories may object that all this is nothing, for the basic characteristic of these structures, that is, the pyramidal form, is the same in all cases. But this is not an argument, since similar forms are found in nature, and a gap of several thousand years suggests that the Toltecs or Mayans themselves have reached the most convenient form of their temples.

On the basis of what is the age of the pyramids determined?

Since science determines the age of the Egyptian pyramids and their Mexican "relatives"? Based on radiocarbon analysis, which began to be actively used only in 1984. At that time, Egyptologists examined at least 64 samples of organic substances from the pyramids. Measurements showed that many of the structures on the Giza plateau were 400 years older than previously thought. However, some of them were older than "all" for 120 years, but this in some cases may be significant.

After this, the Giza pyramids, whose age was noticeably larger than the "official" values, became even more attractive to researchers from all over the world. However, the heated controversy over the nature of these structures did not cool this circumstance.

So, it was reliably established that the pyramid of Cheops was built in no way before 2985 BC. E. This is five centuries more than was thought before! However, this is already enough to refute the version of the "Atlanteans who built these structures for tens of thousands of years before our era." The age of the pyramids of the pharaohs was much more modest. It should be noted that even radiocarbon analysis posed several new questions for researchers.

So, it is already known that the Khafrean pyramid was erected somewhere in the vicinity of 2960. This gives a logical reason to assume that its erection was carried out practically simultaneously with "Cheops". It is also possible that this was a separate complex of two structures, to the construction of which one of the same Pharaoh could put his hand. It would be quite normal to assume that the Micherine pyramid was erected somewhere in the next 50 years ...

But radiocarbon analysis showed that it was built no earlier than 2572 BC. E. This is almost 400 years later than the estimated date! Moreover, in 1984, scientists established that the famous Sphinx was built in 2416 BC. E. Simply put, after all five centuries after the pyramid of Chephren! But historians for a long time assumed that these two objects were built together ...

Similarly, the age of the Mayan pyramids was also determined. And in this case, there were practically no problems, as the cities of this people were abandoned, nobody completed the restoration and restoration, and therefore the result of radiocarbon analysis was much more accurate.