Palenque is unique in Mexico for its lush vegetation, and the pyramids at the archaeological site of Palenque rise up from amidst thick and often misty forests. This is a sprawling site, dedicated to the legend of Lord Shield Pacal, whose image is engraved on several of the walls, and whose remains are entombed in the Temple of the Inscriptions. Inscribed on the enormous stone slab on the tomb is the famous engraving of Pacal wherein he appears to be the pilot of a spacecraft, as analyzed by Erik Von Daniken in "Chariots of the Gods?"
We draw a comparison between Pacal and, for example, King Akhenaton, because of their similar elongated skull shape. We are always on the lookout for actual skeletal remains which would indicate a differential from the human norm, such as ones we found in Ica, Peru, and then later in Merida, Mexico.
Although most of the pyramids in Mexico, albeit massive and impressive, are built of numerous smaller stones, there were some huge boulders which made up the buildings at Palenque.
