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Monday, April 4
April 4, 2011

The grave of a man in his 50s that was found beneath a Maya home in Guatemala is being called the oldest known burial of a Maya ruler. A black incense burner found with the skeleton depicts the Maya jester god headdress, a symbol of Maya royalty. “We have older Maya burials, but don’t have […]

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