Palenque is a symbolic name of the ruins of a big city in Chiapas (Mexico), political and cultural center of the Maya in the III-VIII centuries A.D. Palenque died, probably caused by the invasion of tribes from the Gulf coast in the IX century the Ruins known since the XVIII century and has repeatedly investigated. About the discovery 1952 in category "With the world on a string" correspondent reports Terra Incognita Vladimir Guriev. In the late 40's and early 50's. in the Mexican town of Palenque were conducted large archaeological work, the results of which experts scratching their heads almost half a century.


In the step pyramid (which, as it turned out, was the tomb of the ruler of the ancient Mayan Empire - Pacala) was discovered crypt (indoor underground passage cache), in which, under a 20-tonne gravestone from limestone were the sarcophagus where were well-preserved remains of a man, mummified in strict accordance with the ancient rules. Age burial was set in 1,300 years. Problem mummy took archaeologists. But the tombstone has attracted attention, and paleontologists, and of ufologists, and even experts from the field of aerospace science. The most convenient explanation, but true? The whole cheese-boron flared because of the picture on the surface of the plate.

One of the first for his description came from the Soviet historian Century Gulyaev. Placing the picture vertically, he interpreted depicted on it in the following way. "At the bottom of the drawn scary mask, already one of its kind reminding of death: deprived of soft tissue of the jaw and nose, huge empty holes with small servicemy inside (so-called "God's eye") and bared fangs. The top of this mask is crowned by four images. Cover of Palenque Two of them in the Mayan culture symbolize death, and the other two, on the contrary, suggest the birth and life (corn and something resembling her ear or a flower). On top of this monster sitting back, a young handsome man in a rich headgear, decorated with jewels. He seems to be wearing a jacket with a belt and plaid pants, but this is not so, because the Maya did not know such a service. In fact it only loincloth, and the rest of the body was naked. It entwine branches of some fantastic plants growing out of the mouth of the mask of death. He looks up, in the direction of the strange cross of the subject, which certainly is a stylized image is revered in the Mayan culture of the tree of life Rostock corn. Cross-beam of the cross is encircled by two-headed serpent. Out of the mouth of its heads "grow up" funny little men in masks of God of rain. This symbolism is fully consistent with the tenets of religion Maya, on which the snake is always associated with the sky and come with him water is rain. Finally, at the top of this cross - corn sits sacred Quetzal bird, long emerald feathers which was considered in ancient times the most valuable decoration on the minds of rulers and priests Maya. Bird decorated with a mask of the rain God. And below are the symbols of water and two disks, which depicts the masks of the Sun God". Despite such a detailed description, Gulyaev did not say a word about who can represent the image "the handsome young man". Vladyka Pakal in the teeth underground monsters?

Presented "the handsome young man" American historian La fey (and, by the way, as will become clear below, put a bomb under their own theory). "The Central figure, " he writes, " this, of course, Pakal. On the plate depicts his ascension to the congregation through a flowery way of life. It lies in a strange pose with the bent right leg. The great Lord of Pacal at the time of death came in the teeth of underground monsters. Cross over the ruler is a sacred tree zaby with roots in hell, barrel - in life and a crown in heaven, and sits a heavenly bird. This is sort of a prophecy that someday Pakal will ascend into heaven, and thus will be fulfilled the cosmic cycle".

There are dozens of similar interpretations of the picture on the slab of Palenque. They differ in details, but they all have in common religious-mystical explanation of the image. When it is taken not storytellers Possible, the findings presented above, and would satisfy the scientific world in the middle ages and even 80-100 years ago, but not today. More corrosive scientists continued the analysis of the figure and the mummy.

Anatomical studies in recent proved the theory of La Fey about what's on the plate depicts himself Pacal, not someone symbolized. The person in the picture is clearly visible deformation of the second toe. On the foot of the mummy - the same strain, which, according to doctors, is a birth defect. This fact gave to one and the same idea (independently from each other) two scientists - an Italian Pinotti and Japanese Matsumura. They suggested that, if the plate depicts real people, and surround it with real objects, not some kind of mystical symbols. Further development of this version also led them to the same conclusion: the picture is the detailed drawing of the spacecraft in the section.

Their opinion was joined by Russian scientist Century Zaitsev. "In figure undoubtedly represented an astronaut, a piloting a jet device for individual flights, " he writes. - The device is shown in the section, while its lower part is clearly visible stream of reactive gases". American aircraft designer J.. Sanderson street, which was went even further. He laid a reproduction of the picture on the stove in the computer and gave that "command" to convert a flat image in bulk and get the spacecraft cabin with the instrument panel and a propulsion system. Sanderson street, which was supplemented computer printout few strokes, depicting the outer skin booster, and presented the image on the judgment of the scientific community.

New verbal description of a picture on the tombstone of Palenque gave the Swiss "writer and researcher" Erich von d?niken. Unlike Gulyaev, he placed the picture horizontally, not vertically, and he immediately "spoke" differently.

Cover of Palenque - turn 90 degrees

"In the middle of the picture, writes the d?niken, is depicted sitting man, leaning forward. On his head a helmet, which runs back wires or hoses. The face has a device resembling an oxygen machine. His hands are manipulating the controls. Right hand he presses the button or key, and left - compresses the lever (this is confirmed by the fact that the figure does not visible thumb). The heel of the left leg rests on the pedals. Attracts attention and that "Indian on the stove" dressed very modern. On the neck in his collar sweater. Hoses over knitted cuffs-rubber bands. At the waist the crotch with the safety belt buckle. The pants fit the leg as breeches. But about the way they dress modern astronauts when they are not in suits". Describes the d?niken the device of the aircraft: "Before fastened to the seat of the pilot cosmonaut are breathing apparatus, remote control power unit and communication devices, the levers of manual control of the spacecraft and the instruments of external supervision. Still further ahead, there are two electromagnet, which probably create around the head of the apparatus of the magnetic field for the scattering of cosmic dust and micrometeorites. Behind space nuclear reactor. Next to him is schematically depicted the nuclei of hydrogen and helium, and their synthesis. Finally, from the rear part of the apparatus comes reactive flame".
Denikina, as his supporters, the cosmic origin of the picture on the tombstone is beyond doubt. But any answer to the question put before the researchers new questions. So it is here. Why on the alien ship was the man of the earth, and besides so old? Or maybe the Emperor of Maya Pacala was on the staff for theatmospheric flights? But from where? Source unknown.