Alex Green, Class of 2015 Penn State. Unusual pictures from trip to Chichen Itza, Mexico. Presented after viewing History Channel program showing evidence that Mayans may have settled in Georgia, USA, after abandoning Mexico around 900 AD.

1. Alex Green
Penn State Class of 2015

2. My name is Alex Green
I am a senior at Penn State
 I recently saw a program on The History Channel, H2, that
presented evidence that after the Mayans left Mexico around 900
A.D., they may have settled in Georgia, USA
http://www.history.com/shows/america-unearthed/videos/finding-the-mayans-in-georgia
 LiDAR mapping technology was used to reveal structures in
Georgia that have much in common with structures from the
Mayan culture, specifically those found in Chichen Itza, Mexico
 About 10 years ago, I travelled to Chichen Itza with my family. What
we saw there was nothing short of amazing
 The slides that follow show unusual pictures from my visit to
Chichen Itza.
 I am now thinking about Chichen Itza and the mystery of what
happened to the Mayans a little differently

3. A unique view of the Templo de los Guerreros (Temple of
the Warriors) from the top of El Castillo pyramid

4. Elaborate stone carvings

8. El Castillo – When we took this picture, you could
walk up the steps to the top. Not sure about
today. Pretty steep stairway, a long way down
with no landings – a little scary on my way down!
Twice a year during the
equinoxes, the northwest
corner of the pyramid casts a
series of triangular shadows
which when linked with the
massive stone carving of a
snakehead shows the image of
a serpent crawling down the
staircase

9. For some amazing facts about El Castillo and
archaeoastronomy, check out these links
 http://www.world-mysteries.
com/chichen_kukulcan.htm
 http://www.world-mysteries.
com/alignments/index.htm
 http://www.exploratorium.edu/ancientobs/chichen/H
TML/castillo.html
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Castillo,_Chichen_Itz
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 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeoastronomy