Hum Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Buried beneath a lake in Guatamala sits a fortune in lost treasure -- Mayan gold to be precise -- and a group of German archaeologists has just set off to find it. Their only guidance, a freshly decoded ancient book containing a map to the treasure. It sounds like a movie, but it's very much real, reported FoxNewsLatino. Joachim Rittsteig, an expert in Mayan writing who is heading up the mission to Guatemala's Lake Izabal, the site reported. Rittsteig claims to have cracked the famous Dresden Codex, a pre-Columbian Maya book possibly from the 11th century, and discovered in its pages specific information that leads to a treasure in the lake. "The Dresden Codex leads to a giant treasure of eight tons of pure gold," said Rittsteig, who has spent more than 40 years studying the document. According to the German newspaper Bild, which is sponsoring the expedition, two reporters from the publication, a photographer, a television camera, and a professional diver will visit Izabal in an attempt to find the gold. A professor emeritus at Dresden University and author of various publications about the Maya culture, Rittsteig stressed that the information is in the Codex. "Page 52 talks about the Maya capital of Atlan, which was ruined by an earthquake on October 30th in the year 666 BC," he said. "In this city, they kept 2,156 gold tablets on which the Maya recorded their laws." source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solid Knight Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Not if I get there first! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjoswald Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 That would be awesome if it's true. I would love to read about something positive in the news for a change! I have always been fascinated by lost treasure and ancient civilizations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unix2 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 8 tons of gold and half will be stolen first by these archaeologists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Ferson Veteran Posted March 11, 2011 Veteran Share Posted March 11, 2011 This could be a very big find if it turns out to be real. Rittsteig is going to be remembered for this, regardless of whether they find the treasure or not. It would be a brilliant find if the gold did turn up. Even if it doesn't though, the guy cracked the Dresden Codex (or he claims he did), and that's impressive enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doli Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Ill just hide and let them (or Solid Knight who should be there first) do all the work and when they find the gold BAM!!! The gold is mine. :devil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted March 11, 2011 Member Share Posted March 11, 2011 That would be a fantastic fine, if true. I wish them luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantpotato Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I'm sure the Mayans are just trolling. First they make a calendar that makes everyone think the world will end in 2012, then they make some fake treasure maps... Archaeologists will get there and unbury a Mayan carving of trollface :shifty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 :shifty: Listen, children, to a story That was written long ago, 'Bout a kingdom on a mountain And the valley-folk below. On the mountain was a treasure Buried deep beneath the stone, And the valley-people swore They'd have it for their very own. So the people of the valley Sent a message up the hill, Asking for the buried treasure, Tons of gold for which they'd kill. Came an answer from the kingdom, "With our brothers we will share All the secrets of our mountain, All the riches buried there." Go ahead and hate your neighbor, Go ahead and cheat a friend. Do it in the name of Heaven, You can justify it in the end. There won't be any trumpets blowing Come the judgement day, On the bloody morning after.... One tin soldier rides away. Now the valley cried with anger, "Mount your horses! Draw your sword!" And they killed the mountain-people, So they won their just reward. Now they stood beside the treasure, On the mountain, dark and red. Turned the stone and looked beneath it... "Peace on Earth" was all it said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyDX Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 :shifty: Listen, children, to a story That was written long ago, 'Bout a kingdom on a mountain And the valley-folk below. On the mountain was a treasure Buried deep beneath the stone, And the valley-people swore They'd have it for their very own. So the people of the valley Sent a message up the hill, Asking for the buried treasure, Tons of gold for which they'd kill. Came an answer from the kingdom, "With our brothers we will share All the secrets of our mountain, All the riches buried there." Go ahead and hate your neighbor, Go ahead and cheat a friend. Do it in the name of Heaven, You can justify it in the end. There won't be any trumpets blowing Come the judgement day, On the bloody morning after.... One tin soldier rides away. Now the valley cried with anger, "Mount your horses! Draw your sword!" And they killed the mountain-people, So they won their just reward. Now they stood beside the treasure, On the mountain, dark and red. Turned the stone and looked beneath it... "Peace on Earth" was all it said. Am I wicked for having the Fresh Prince OP in my head while reading this? :rofl: In any case, good luck, awesome if they find anything^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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