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He links these sites with astronomical alignments and hypothesizes that sacred springs and natural features often served as the core around which these pyramids were built, reflecting a cosmic and spiritual motivation—possibly to reach the heavens or honor divine forces.
The Issue with Dating and Evidence
While Hancock cites ceramic dating and cultural layers suggesting antiquity, critics point out the lack of definitive radiocarbon dates from these structures that support his more ancient timelines. For example, the oldest date for the Cholula pyramid based on ceramics is around 500 BCE, not thousands of years earlier as Hancock proposes.