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29 Apr 2010, 5:03 pm

I remember seeing a photo of a circle at a coastal area on the Yucatan Peninsula, possibly on the northwest or northeast corner of the peninsula. Is it some sort of Mayan sundial, or sacrificial altar, assuming it exists? Also, where on the Yucatan is it, and where can I find more photos?


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29 Apr 2010, 5:22 pm

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The KT event, finished off the dinosaurs, though they were probably weakened by an increase of volcanic activity around the same period.

They found the crater at Chicxulub, would have been a 7.5 mile wide asteroid, and the dust with iridium all over the planet forming the KT layer confirmed it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretaceous ... tion_event



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03 May 2010, 10:46 am

It was man-made, but I have heard about that meteorite.

I did read that Tulum was the only Mayan town on the coast, and it was on neither the northwest or northeast corner, so perhaps it was a courtyard from one of the resorts.


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03 May 2010, 2:43 pm

Tim_Tex wrote:
I remember seeing a photo of a circle at a coastal area on the Yucatan Peninsula


There are circular altars at Becán and at Edzna near Campeche. A Google image search for either name (perhaps with the word "circular") will find plenty of pictures.



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06 May 2010, 1:23 am

Tim_Tex wrote:
I remember seeing a photo of a circle at a coastal area on the Yucatan Peninsula, possibly on the northwest or northeast corner of the peninsula. Is it some sort of Mayan sundial, or sacrificial altar, assuming it exists? Also, where on the Yucatan is it, and where can I find more photos?
World's not ending in 2012, relax man.
Mayan circles? we need someone from mexico :scratch:


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06 May 2010, 6:57 am

computerlove wrote:
Tim_Tex wrote:
I remember seeing a photo of a circle at a coastal area on the Yucatan Peninsula, possibly on the northwest or northeast corner of the peninsula. Is it some sort of Mayan sundial, or sacrificial altar, assuming it exists? Also, where on the Yucatan is it, and where can I find more photos?
World's not ending in 2012, relax man.
Mayan circles? we need someone from mexico :scratch:


Thats un-possible. I've never seen anyone from Mexico around here, have you? Nevertheless, I'll help you look.

Shall we start in Sweden? There are some blondes I want to question.. they may have seen something.


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06 May 2010, 9:23 pm

all righthy! I'll bring mexican sombreros
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06 May 2010, 10:15 pm

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You didnt find any mexicans under those sombreros?


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12 May 2010, 5:03 am

computerlove wrote:
Tim_Tex wrote:
I remember seeing a photo of a circle at a coastal area on the Yucatan Peninsula, possibly on the northwest or northeast corner of the peninsula. Is it some sort of Mayan sundial, or sacrificial altar, assuming it exists? Also, where on the Yucatan is it, and where can I find more photos?
World's not ending in 2012, relax man.
Mayan circles? we need someone from mexico :scratch:


I know. I think that 2012 stuff is a load of crap, too.


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14 May 2010, 5:59 am

Well, there is one theory that a large meteorite crashed into the gulf there, killing the dinosaurs.....neuclear winter etc....
I am interested to see what a geologist says about this.


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