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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: ruins

ruins stories: 3 news summaries

(Newser) - A spectacular royal tomb chock full of the personal belongings of a Bronze Age ruler has been discovered in Scotland, reports the Independent. The 4,000-year-old tomb, marked with engravings, lies at the center of a giant circle of 200 timber obelisks in Forteviot, which served as a capital of... More »

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Scotland • British royals • ruins • neolithic period • Bronze Age • archeologist

 Jewel of Maya Art 
 Unearthed in Guatemala 

Rare panels found in jungle city depict ancient legend of creation

Mar 12, 09 9:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Archaeologists reclaiming the Mayans' biggest city from the Guatemalan jungle have uncovered the oldest known depiction of the ancient civilization's creation myth, reports Reuters. The carvings depict the heroic twins of Maya legend emerging from the underworld surrounded by cosmic monsters. They appear on a pair of 26-foot-long panels at... More »

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archaeology • art • Central America • Mayan • Guatemala • ruins • archaeologist • Maya • El Mirador

Archaeologists Unearth Pre-Inca Temple

'Sacred ceremonial nature' of site surprises researchers

Mar 16, 08 6:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Archaeologists have dug up a pre-Incan temple that sheds light on a lost Peruvian culture, the AP reports. Nestled in a mountain region, the sprawling site housed the Killke people as they fended off an encroaching Spanish empire around 1200 AD. Evidence of mummies and idols shows that the Killke... More »

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archaeology • Peru • Inca • ancient cities • ruins • Killke • Peruvian mountains • discovery

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