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DFN: Article suggests that the Toltecs moved into the neighborhood and helped bring about the collapse of the Mayan ‘empire’. Maya tomb may explain culture’s collapse Archaeologists say artifacts could reveal who took power in area Miguel Tovar / AP A ceramic head found in a Maya tomb sits on display at the Tonina archaeological [...]
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DFN: Saw a lazer show at night at El Castillo, this has got to be better. Monday 1st February, 2010 Elton John to perform at Mayan ruins IANS Monday 25th January, 2010 http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=593315 Legendary British musician Sir Elton John is following in the footsteps of opera greats Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo with a performance [...]
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Egyptians Unearth Ancient Queen’s Temple, Cat Goddess Statues By Mahmoud Kassem http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/7067184/Two-thousand-year-old-Roman-aqueduct-discovered.html Jan. 19 (Bloomberg) — Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered the temple of Queen Berenike as well as 600 Ptolemaic statues in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria in what may be the first traces of the ancient city’s royal quarters, the Supreme Council of Antiquities [...]
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DFN: I’ve seen the aqueduct in Segovia, Spain, fantastic, but, its non-functioning. Two thousand year old Roman aqueduct discovered A pair of British amateur archaeologists believe they have found the hidden source of a Roman aqueduct 1,900 years after it was inaugurated by the Emperor Trajan. By Nick Squires in Rome Published: 7:00AM GMT 25 [...]
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DFN: It will be very interesting to see the results of these test. Egypt to soon announce King Tut DNA test results By PAUL SCHEMM http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/31/AR2010013100756.html The Associated Press Sunday, January 31, 2010; 11:42 AM CAIRO — Egypt will soon reveal the results of DNA tests made on the world’s most famous ancient king, the [...]
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