Posted on 07/07/2011 7:45:52 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican archaeologists have found two 1,300-year-old limestone sculptures of captured Mayan warriors that they say could shed light on the alliances and wars among Mayan cities during the civilization's twilight.
The life-size, elaborate sculptures of two warriors sitting cross-legged with hands tied behind their backs were found in May in the archaeological site of Tonina in southern Chiapas state along with two stone ballgame scoreboards.
The 5-foot (1.5-meter) tall sculptures have hieroglyphic inscriptions on their loincloths and chest that say the warriors belonged to the city of Copan, archaeologist Juan Yadeun said in a news release Wednesday.
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GGG Ping
Obviously, now, Mexico must be given back to the Mayans since they were there first.
Exactly...what is Mayan for “reconquista”?
Stone scoreboards?.........must have really been a low scoring game.......like hockey...
One is missing his head. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
....and discovered to be stuffed with drugs......
Some kind of ghoulish torture and human sacrifice. This was their cable TV back then
One is missing his head. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
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Yup. btw, You see the piece about Mexico and Hezbollah today?
Not sure why civilizations like the Aztecs, Mayans and Incas just disappear, considering some of their works. It may be as much climatic as it was climactic.. or imposed by foreign entities.
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2012
And we thought that Rugby was tough.
‘Not sure why civilizations like the Aztecs, Mayans and Incas just disappear..’
Look around you; it’s happening right here, right now.
Archaeology in the making.
Tonina 2-—Copan 0
Go team Go!
They’ll cross the border next week and get jobs at taco bell.
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