THE MAYAN ANCIENT ALIEN AND HIS SARCOPHAGUS

K'inich Janaab' Pakal was a Mayan ruler of the was a Mayan ruler of the 
ruling, Pakal was responsible Pre-Classic Mayan Civilization.  While his  68 
years or for the construction or extension of some of Palenque's for the 
construction or extension of some of Palenque's most notable surviving 
inscriptions and monumental architecture.

Before his name was deciphered from Maya inscriptions, this ruler has been 
known by many nicknames and approximations, common ones including Pakal 
(or Pacal), "Sun Shield", "8 Ahau", and (familiarly) as "Pacal the Great".

Pakal ascended the throne at age 12 on July 29, 615, and lived to the age of 
80. The name Pakal means "shield" in the Maya language.




   
 Image 1.3 - To the Right

In the center of the picture is a man sitting (Pakal), bending forward 
[1]. He has a mask on his nose, which is said to help him breathe[2], 
and he uses his two hands to manipulate some controls [3], and the 
heel of his left foot is on a kind of pedal with different adjustments 
[4]. The rear portion is separated from him; he is sitting on a 
chair/seat which seems to have an array of complicated objects, and 
outside of this whole frame, you see a little flame like an exhaust.

When Pakal came into rule, he saw the opportunity of expansion 
and Palenque's power in the western part of the Maya states. Pakal 
initiated a building program at his capital that produced some of 
Maya civilization's finest art and architecture.The large carved stone 
sarcophagus lid in the Temple of Inscriptions is a famous piece of 
Classic Maya art.  The commonly accepted interpretation of the 
sarcophagus lid is that Pakal is descending into Xibalba, the Maya 
underworld. Around the edges of the lid are glyphs that represent 
the Sun, the Moon, Venus, and various constellations, locating this 
(Pakal descending) event in the nighttime sky.

Below him is the Maya water god, who guards the underworld.  
Beneath Pakal are the "unfolded" jaws of a dragon or serpent, into 
whose mouth Pakal descends. This is a common representation of 
entering into the underworld.  Enthusiasts have come to focus on 
this sarcophagus lid since it's mention in Von Däniken's 1968 best 
seller, "Chariots of the Gods?"  Von Däniken re-produced the image 
that was found carved into the sarcophagus (he mentioned that it 
was from Coban; however, this is a false fact) and comparing 
Pakal's pose to that of the 1960's Project Mercury astronauts.  Von 
Däniken beings to interpret drawings underneath Pakal as rockets, 
and saying that this is evidence of extra-terrestrial interaction on the 
ancient Maya Civilization.