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Wednesday, September 23
September 23, 2009

Many of the Maya pyramids in Mexico could have been built to create “raindrop” music to honor the gods. The sounds of footsteps on the pyramids’ steps and platforms begin to sound like raindrops falling into a bucket of water as pilgrims reach the top of the structures. “Most if not all Maya pyramids were […]

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Tuesday, September 22
September 22, 2009

The remains of a man and a woman have been uncovered near a defense line within Turkey’s ancient city of Troy. “If the remains are confirmed to be from 1,200 B.C. it would coincide with the Trojan War period. These people were buried near a moat. We are conducting radiocarbon testing, but the find is […]

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