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Monday, October 8
October 8, 2012

Fifty human skulls have been unearthed in Mexico City at the Templo Mayor. Five of the skulls had been pierced, indicating that they had been hung on a rack before they had been buried beneath a sacrificial stone. The rest of the skulls were on found on top of the stone. Raul Barrera of Mexico’s National […]

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Friday, October 5
October 5, 2012

Police in Thailand working near the border with Cambodia recovered five ancient Khmer statues after pursuing a truck that refused to stop for a search. The statues, which are estimated to be between 1,200 and 2,000 years old, were found in sacks of fertilizer on the truck. The statues were reportedly going to be delivered to […]

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