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15 year old in Canada discovers ancient Mayan city, scientists are shamed
Posted on 5/10/16 at 7:17 am
Posted on 5/10/16 at 7:17 am
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A teenager from Quebec has discovered an ancient Mayan city without leaving his province’s borders.
William Gadoury is a 15-year-old student from Saint-Jean-de-Matha in Lanaudière, Quebec. The precocious teen has been fascinated by all things Mayan for several years, devouring any information he could find on the topic.
During his research, Gadoury examined 22 Mayan constellations and discovered that if he projected those constellations onto a map, the shapes corresponded perfectly with the locations of 117 Mayan cities. Incredibly, the 15-year-old was the first person to establish this important correlation, reported the Journal de Montreal over the weekend.
Then Gadoury took it one step further. He examined a twenty-third constellation which contained three stars, yet only two corresponded to known cities.
Gadoury’s hypothesis? There had to be a city in the place where that third star fell on the map.
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Satellite images later confirmed that, indeed, geometric shapes visible from above imply that an ancient city with a large pyramid and thirty buildings stands exactly where Gadoury said they would be. If the find is confirmed, it would be the fourth largest Mayan city in existence.
Scientists across the board have been blown away by Gadoury’s discovery.
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This post was edited on 5/10/16 at 7:19 am
Posted on 5/10/16 at 7:19 am to Kujo
Well shite... this 15-year old has accomplished something more cool than I probably ever will.
Posted on 5/10/16 at 7:19 am to Kujo
Kids got a nicer suit than half of the felons that post here.
Posted on 5/10/16 at 7:22 am to Kujo
Much respect to the kid, pretty awesome.
Definitely puts anything I've ever done to shame.
Definitely puts anything I've ever done to shame.
Posted on 5/10/16 at 7:25 am to Kujo
Citizen science is awesome, and this kid took it to a whole new level.
Posted on 5/10/16 at 7:26 am to Kujo
Someone has a bright future ahead of them. Good for him.
Posted on 5/10/16 at 7:27 am to Kujo
What excellent reporting. They didn't show us jack shite when it comes to the constellations and how to project them onto the map. Great work, guys.
Posted on 5/10/16 at 7:29 am to Kujo
That kid is 15? Doesn't look like he will be able to reach the gas pedal any time soon.
Posted on 5/10/16 at 7:31 am to Kujo
Damn. When I was 15 I discovered drugs and vaginas.
Posted on 5/10/16 at 7:32 am to The Sad Banana
This post was edited on 5/10/16 at 7:34 am
Posted on 5/10/16 at 7:32 am to Kujo
You bolded the wrong part of the sentence.
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If the find is confirmed, it would be the fourth largest Mayan city in existence.
Posted on 5/10/16 at 7:33 am to Kujo
Gotta give props to the kid. At 15 I was more concerned with getting my d wet and pulling hey misters
Posted on 5/10/16 at 7:36 am to Kujo
Incredible. Gives me chills.
That is real science, Clock-hmed.
That is real science, Clock-hmed.
Posted on 5/10/16 at 7:37 am to Huey Lewis
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You bolded the wrong part of the sentence.
I assume it's because it's difficult to get to that they haven't been able to put boots on the ground to confirm
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“I didn’t understand why the Maya built their cities far away from rivers, in remote areas, or in the mountains,” Gadoury told the Journal de Montreal, explaining how he developed his theory
But seems a helicopter could get close enough before they report it and bring the kid in for photo ops
Posted on 5/10/16 at 7:41 am to Kujo
It's at 17*56'41"N x 90*10'01"W if anyone wants to Google Earth it.
Posted on 5/10/16 at 7:45 am to LSUBoo
could be that they confirmed a forgotten city, but not 100% that it's Mayan until they can get to it
Posted on 5/10/16 at 7:46 am to Kujo
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But seems a helicopter could get close enough before they report it and bring the kid in for photo ops
Could a helicopter confirm this?
I'd think that the jungle has grown over it to the point that only boots on the ground could 100% confirm it.
I suppose they could use LIDAR from a plane to map through the canopy.
This post was edited on 5/10/16 at 7:46 am
Posted on 5/10/16 at 7:46 am to Kujo
Yoga Girl will be here shortly to tell us that aliens told the Mayans to build their cities like that, and that this kid is one of the star children
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