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History · BelizeA major breakthrough in Maya archaeology had been made down in Belize, as the royal tomb of a major city’s first-known ruler is discovered by a husband-wife archaeology team. Buried with elaborate jade, ceramics, and symbolic artifacts, the tomb offers unprecedented insight into early Maya royalty and connections with the non-Mayan Mexican city-state of Teotihuacan. […] The post Archaeologists Unearth Treasure-Filled Tomb of the First Ruler in T…See the Story
Archaeologists Unearth Treasure-Filled Tomb of the First Ruler in This Mayan Metropolis
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Archaeology · GalwayExcavation underway at Rathgurreen Ringfort, County Galway, Ireland MAREE, IRELAND—The Irish Times reports that archaeologists from the University of Galway have uncovered a fortress belonging to a noble Medieval family near the shores of Galway Bay. Since preliminary investigation the 1940s, Rathgurreen Ringfort in Maree was suspected of being a high-status settlement during the Middle Ages, which recent archaeological work confirmed, but the t…See the Story
Ringfort Belonging to Powerful Irish Early Medieval Rulers Unearthed in Galway - Archaeology Magazine
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