Chapter Ninety-Five: Many Speculations
This was not just Harry's doubt, but that of all historians who studied Teotihuacan.
Lu Yuan was no exception, and judging from these statues, it is clear that the gods and their religious habits of Teotihuacan changed drastically in the later stages of civilization.
"Harry, have you done any research on when the Teotihuacans began to be martyred by such cruel people?"
"Of course, our research has found that the martyrdom of the people of Teotihuacan was carried out very late, and it did not last long!"
"Well, then, after the conversion of the people of Teotihuacan, their civilization will soon be destroyed!"
"Yes, judging from the current research, less than 100 years after the martyrdom began, Teotihuacan was abandoned!"
"Harry, did you bring Teotihuacan to ruin because of the cruel martyrdom of man?"
Harry shook his head: "After our research, with the national strength of Teotihuacan at that time, even this cruel human martyrdom could not let it be destroyed in a short time!"
Harry continued, "Judging from the current research data, Teotihuacan was a giant in the entire Rice Island at that time, and there was no force in the Rice Continent region that could threaten Teotihuacan at all!"
Lu Yuan looked around, "Harry, did you say there were any outside forces threatening Teotihuacan?"
Harry looked at Lu Yuan in surprise, "External forces, at that time, there were no countries and forces on the earth that could directly threaten Teotihuacan. ”
Lu Yuan shook his head: "I'm not talking about the forces on the earth, but outside the earth!"
Harry was surprised and said, "Beyond Earth, do you really believe in the existence of aliens!"
Lu Yuan nodded, "Of course, Harry, you know that I have been exploring all over the world, and I have encountered many incredible things, so I am very sure that aliens are real......"
Harry was silent for a moment, "Lu, I see what you mean, you mean that there is a force that is suspected to be aliens, and they have shown great power to the Teotihuacans, making the Teotihuacans believe that they are the messengers of the gods......"
Lu Yuan said: "Yes, that's exactly what I meant, and there are many examples of this in history, the Green Sect did this in Southeast Asia back then, and the effect was very good." ”
Harry nodded in agreement, "Yes, not only the Green Religion, but also the Western, Portuguese, Saxon, and Frankish people did this during the Great Colonization. Not only did they succeed in conquering the local area at minimal cost, but they also completely destroyed the original culture!"
Lu Yuan smiled: "Harry, what you said is right, I feel that the situation encountered in Teotihuacan is very similar to what happened in the South Pacific island country back then......"
Harry smiled at first, but quickly frowned again.
"Lu, your speculation may be a bit reasonable, but where did the Teotihuacáns end up there?
Lu Yuan also fell into deep thought, "Harry, do you think the Mayans are the descendants of the Teotihuacans, or the disappeared Teotihuacans finally merged into the Mayans?"
"Mayan?" Harry was also lost in thought.
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"Lu, I think this possibility is possible, but it's not big!"
"Why do you say that?" Lu Yuan asked rhetorically.
"Although the Maya and Teotihuacan people are located in the same region of Misia and have many similarities in religious beliefs, they are very different in nature!"
Lu Yuan stared at Harry and motioned for Harry to continue.
Harry organized his language and continued, "Although the Mayan civilization is very famous today, with great achievements in astronomy, mathematics, agriculture, art, and writing, they are still essentially a Neolithic jungle civilization!"
"From the current research, the Maya have never mastered metal smelting technology and vehicle manufacturing technology, and from the current findings, the metal smelting technology and vehicle manufacturing technology of the Teotihuacan people are very good.
If the Teotihuacán people really end up integrating into the Maya, then these techniques will inevitably be mastered by the Maya!"
Lu Yuan nodded: "Harry, what you said makes sense, but from another point of view, these pyramids and temples left by the Teotihuacan people are exactly the same as the pyramids and temples of the Mayans.
And I think it's entirely possible that the Mayans abandoned metal smelting for religious reasons.
As for the technology of vehicle manufacturing, we have not really confirmed that the Mayans could not build vehicles, maybe we just haven't found physical evidence for the time being!"
Lu Yuan didn't say this out of thin air, but had a certain basis.
In fact, the emergence of iron-smelting technology in the history of Zhuxia was not too late, but it was not until the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period that at least 1,000 years later were popularized.
The reason why this happened was actually because the people at that time thought that iron was evil gold and evil!
If it weren't for the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Zhuxia fell into a full-scale war, and perhaps the large-scale use of iron-smelting technology and iron tools would have been delayed for countless years.
Lu Yuan thought about it, when Zhuxia would abandon iron tools for thousands of years because they regarded iron as evil gold, the Mayans believed in God more than Zhuxia, and they abandoned metal smelting technology for religious reasons.
And judging from the achievements of the Mayans in astronomy, mathematics, agriculture, art, and writing, it should not be difficult for them to really master the technology of metal smelting.
However, Harry obviously didn't agree with Lu Yuan's idea.
He shook his head: "Lu, I still can't believe that anyone would abandon metal just because of religion, you must know that the benefits of metal are very ......"
Although Lu Yuan had many reasons in his heart that could be used to refute Harry, he thought about it and dispelled this idea.
He felt that it was too pale to rely on verbal words to persuade people, and he felt that it was more convincing to speak in kind.
When he visited the ancient city just now, he had actually discovered some hidden underground spaces through his divine sense.
Lu Yuan believed that in these hidden corners, there would be something he wanted.
After the two of them visited the sacrificial pit, it was already late, and the two temporarily left the ancient city at Lu Yuan's suggestion.
At Harry's warm invitation, Lu Yuan followed Harry back to his camp.
Inside the camp, Lu Yuan met a group of historians who were as enthusiastic about Teotihuacan as Harry.
After some conversation, Lu Yuan found that these people were real historians.