Mayan Tomb of Palenque

The Mayan tomb of Palenque is another topic brought up by the Ancient Aliens tv show. They describe how the Mayan people had a great leader named "Pacal the Great", and while Pacal the Great did not tell us when the world ends, they suggest Pacal had access to alien technology, and may have even been an alien himself. The show does present some pretty strong evidence to back up its claim.

Pacal the Great was an abnormally tall man "seven or eight feet tall", and it is during his reign that most of the amazing temples in Palenque were constructed. It was a time of growth and achievement for the Mayan city. After his death he was buried in a tomb "built for a very large man" and the Mayan people then built the entire "Temple of Inscriptions" around his sarcophagus. The sarcophagus lid of Pacal the Great is the strongest piece of evidence put forward by the tv show. If you look at the carvings on the lid of the Pacal the Great sarcophagus you will no doubt understand what the tv show is talking about. Pacal the Great surely looks like he is sitting in some strange device, his nose up to something, his hands manipulating controls, his feet working pedals, and the whole thing looks like it is blasting off with fire coming from the bottom. Could Pascal the Great have had a rocket ship, or even have been an alien himself?

There are a few details that were left out of the tv show.

Pacal the Greats mom was the ruler of Palenque before him, but the Mayan people had rules against female leaders, so Pascal the Great became ruler the day he became a man, at age 12. Pacal the Great ruled for 70 years before he died, making him about 82 years old. His son became ruler after he died and completed the temple as well as continued on with new projects. When archaeologists finally found the entry to the sarcophagus in the Temple of Inscriptions, Pacal the Greats bones were still inside, covered with an armor of Jade, and surrounded with more Jade, the bones of five "companions to the next world" were also present.

Modern scientists say the inscription on Pacal the Greats sarcophagus is a depiction of him between the underworld and the heavens, the flames and "machine" he is sitting in is actually the open jaws of a jaguar, ruler of the underworld.

The Temple of Inscriptions is called that because of the high volume of writing within it. Much has been learned about the Mayan way of life from the depictions in the temple. The Temple of Inscriptions also goes into great detail about the life and achievements of Pacal the Great, unfortunately to date, none of the writings appear to depict visitations from other worlds or traveling on rockets. I would think these things would be truly great achievements for Pacal the Great, and would get some depictions on the wall.

Modern scientists that have examined the bones of Pacal the Great have said that the teeth of Pacal the Great appear to be from a 40 year old man. Scientist try to explain this by claiming that as a leader Pacal the Great might have been given a special "soft food" diet that would have preserved his teeth. I do not think this is a good explanation, because to the Mayan people strength was very important, and soft food would be for the weak. Some have argued that these are not the bones of Pacal the Great. I did not find out how tall the scientists say the bones would be.

I give this a 2 on the mystery scale.

1 = no mystery
2 = possible mystery
3 = total mystery


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