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IMPORTANT EDIT: Mayan researchers declare story to be untrue. The Maya didn't follow astronomy to layout their cities and the 15 yr old actually discovered an old corn field.
http://news.discovery.com/earth/15-year-old-didnt-discover-mayan-city-after-all-160511.htm
and here's some backstory to go with it:
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/1...ery-of-ancient-mayan-city-using-star-maps.htm
A 15 year old science enthusiast has discovered a lost Mayan city after noticing a connection between the constellations and the Mayan city layouts on a map. Analysis of 117 cities confirmed his hypothesis and as he continued forward discovered an anomaly in the analysis with a star but no city to match it.
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-36259047
http://news.discovery.com/earth/15-year-old-didnt-discover-mayan-city-after-all-160511.htm
and here's some backstory to go with it:
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/1...ery-of-ancient-mayan-city-using-star-maps.htm
A 15 year old science enthusiast has discovered a lost Mayan city after noticing a connection between the constellations and the Mayan city layouts on a map. Analysis of 117 cities confirmed his hypothesis and as he continued forward discovered an anomaly in the analysis with a star but no city to match it.
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-36259047
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