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Judi Lynn

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Wed Aug 8, 2018, 05:13 AM Aug 2018

7,000-year-old Maya remains found in Mexico

7,000-year-old Maya remains found in Mexico
Archaeologists find skeletons belonging to a civilisation once dominant but which mysteriously abandoned its cities around 900AD.

By Sharon Marris, news reporter

The remains of an ancient civilisation have been discovered by archaeologists in Mexico.

The bones are thought to be up to 7,000 years old, placing them at around the time when humans shifted from being hunters to a more sedentary lifestyle, the experts say.

The three Maya skeletons were found in the Puyil cave, which is in the Tacotalpa municipality of Tabasco state, located in southern Mexico.

One set is up to 7,000 years old, while the other two are thought to date back around 4,000 years.

More:
https://news.sky.com/story/7000-year-old-maya-remains-found-in-mexico-11465153

Anthropology:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/12294030

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