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Friday, June 5
June 5, 2009

Archaeologists have found the remains of 33 people who were sacrificed 600 years ago at Chotuna-Chornancap, an Inca site in northern Peru. “The majority (of the bodies) are in good condition – skin tissues and hair have been preserved. They were found in a dry area more than 7 feet underground,” said lead excavator Carlos […]

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Thursday, June 4
June 4, 2009

A Federal Court judge in Tampa has ordered Odyssey Marine Exploration to hand over 17 tons of gold and silver coins to Spain. Odyssey had code-named the treasure-laden shipwreck it discovered the Black Swan, and refused to reveal its location, but Spain believes the wreck to be the Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes, which sank […]

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