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Tomb of Ancient Maya City’s First Ruler Has Been Uncovered by Archaeologists


A team of archaeologists excavating the ancient Maya city of Caracol discovered the tomb of its first ruler, which contained pottery, jadeite jewelry and a rare death mask

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