Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Tomb of Mayan prince unearthed in jungle ruins

[MSNBC]  Excavators have uncovered what they believe to be the 1,300-year-old remains of a Mayan prince entombed within a royal complex of the ancient city of Uxul, located in Mexico near the Guatemalan border.   The fossilized man, who researchers estimate was between 20 and 25 when he died, was found lying on his back, with his arms folded inside a tomb 4.9 feet  below the floor in a building within the city's royal complex.