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Monday, March 15
March 15, 2010

 A male skeleton has been unearthed beneath the Temple of Murals at Bonampak, known for its wall paintings depicting the torture of captive warriors. The man is thought to have been an elite Maya, but archaeologists are awaiting test results to help them determine if he lived at Bonampak, or if he was a warrior […]

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Friday, March 12
March 12, 2010

 The dozens of decapitated skeletons unearthed in southern England last year were indeed Vikings, according to test results from NERC Isotope Geosciences Laboratory. “The isotope data we obtained from the burial pit teeth strongly indicate that the men executed on the Ridgeway originated from a variety of places within the Scandinavian countries,” said scientist Jane […]

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