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Darwinists maintain, despite possessing no scien-
tific evidence, that ancient men were primitive be-
ings living in a primitive manner, and that their
intelligence developed over time.
Archaeological findings refute this, however.
Excavations carried out in the Ancient Mayan city
of Tikal, for instance, reveal a marvel of engineer-
ing and planning. Aerial photographs show that
Mayan cities connected to one another by a wide
network of roads. This all shows that advanced civ-
ilizations have existed in all periods of history.

termine direction during the construction of
these roads and what equipment and tools

they used. The evolutionist mentality cannot
provide rational and logical answers.
Because we are dealing with a marvel of en-

gineering, hundreds of kilometers long, it is
crystal-clear that these roads are the product
of detailed calculations and measurements
and the use of the necessary materials and
tools.

Cogs Used by the Mayans

Research in regions inhabited by the Mayans shows that they used devices containing cogwheels.
The photograph overleaf, taken in the major Mayan city of Copan, is one of the proofs of this. A society

using cogwheel technology must also possess a knowledge of mechanical engineering.
It is impossible for anyone lacking this knowledge to produce a cogwheel mechanism. For example, if you
were asked to produce a similar mechanism to that in the photograph, then without the appropriate training
you could not do so, nor ensure that the mechanism would function properly.

Yet that the Mayans managed to do this
is an important indicator of their level of
knowledge, and proves that those who lived
in the past were not "backward," as evolu-

tionists claim.
The examples up to now are only a few
that demonstrate the advanced levels of civ-
ilization achieved by communities in the

past. These point to one very significant
truth: The evolutionist thesis imposed for so
many years, that societies in the past lived
simple, backward, primitive lives, is simply

wrong. Societies with different levels of civi-
lization and different cultures have existed
Mayan cogwheels, in Copan
in all ages; yet none evolved from any other.

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