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Misguided U.S. drug policies afflict Mexico, Central America; Attacks on Mexican Police Still Increasing

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El Universal (Mexico) 5/24/2011

Mayan Offering Remains found near Chichen Itza in the Yucatan

Underwater archeologist discovered a large burial for ancient offerings in a cenote (a natural well formed by the collapse of an overlying limestone crust) about 1.4 miles from Chichen Itza. It is believed by experts to be from the ninth and tenth centuries when the Mayans suffered drought in the region. The discovery is the result of 4 years of research into a recently identified ceremonial practice found in 5 other cenotes in the Yucatan Peninsula. The remains are from 6 humans, and also found were ceramic vessels, jade beads, and shell and flint knives, bifaces, artifacts made of round shells (likely blinkers identified with attributes of Tlaloc , god of rain), animal bones and a large amount of carbon that was probably used in the ritual. The offerings tentatively correspond to the Late Classic (600-900 AD) and Postclassic (900-1521) periods, which coincide with the periods when documentary sources refer to two intense periods of drought in the area. These droughts, said the archaeologist, documented in paleoclimatic studies, have been attributed as a likely cause of the so-called Mayan collapse. The site had never been explored before, and therefore was unaltered, allowing for answers to questions from the discovery of the first Sacred Cenote found at Chichen Itza, considered probably the most important of the area. The discovery came during an investigation by the Autonomous University of Yucatan (UADY), under the supervision of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH).



http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/767761.html

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