Mythical Lost City Discovered in Honduras
On 1928, Charles Lindbergh, an aviator and an anthropologist; and W.D Strong were the first people to talk about the ‘White City’. Theodore Monde’s claim was believable because he brought back artefacts from the mythical city. But he died before he discovered the exact location.
The problem was that Theodore Monde died before he knew the exact place. So the researchers had to find the ‘White City’. Steve Elkins and Bill Benenson overcame this because they formed a group of experts to find the exact place. This group included archaeologists from the U.S. and Honduras, a LiDAR engineer, an anthropologist and even British soldiers who were trained jungle survival skills.
They found 52 artefacts buried underground. Chris Fisher found an extraordinary head of a statue which was believed to be were-jaguar. Archaeologist Oscar Neil Cruz from the Honduran Institute of Anthropology and History estimated that the artefacts were from the year A.D. 1000 to 1400.
These are the questions I would like to find out in the article.
How did the American explorer, Theodore Monde die?
When did the people made up the rumours about the ‘white City’?
Why did Steve Elkins and Bill Benenson decide to carry on Theodore’s discovery?
Why are the group keeping secrets about the exact address?
How long did they take to find the ‘White City’?
Why was finding the ‘white City’ useful to the group?
Hi Amy,
ReplyDeleteThis is a very interesting report on the article! I like the pictures you chose for it! Your questions made me think a lot! Though there was some minor errors in it such as incorrect spelling. So what I think you should improve on is to really make sure if your spelling is correct before posting. But well done!
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Liezl