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Title: Pictures: Blood-Red Pyramid Tomb Revealed by Tiny Camera
Post by: sam on June 30, 2011, 07:17

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Seen for the first time in centuries, a 1,500-year-old tomb comes to light via a tiny camera lowered into a Maya pyramid at Mexico (http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/mexico-guide/)'s Palenque (map) (http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/map-machine#s=h&c=17.52292772520882,%20-91.98972702026367&z=12) archaeological site in April. The intact, blood-red funeral chamber offers insight into the ancient city's early history, experts say.

LINK (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/06/pictures/110629-tiny-camera-maya-tomb-palenque-mexico-science/?now=2011-06-29-00:01#/cameras-inside-mayan-tomb-palenque-entrance_37123_600x450.jpg)

Pretty eerie

Title: Re: Pictures: Blood-Red Pyramid Tomb Revealed by Tiny Camera
Post by: Clive on June 30, 2011, 11:45

The Mayans were a bloodthirsty lot!  When I visited Chitzen Itza in 2008 they showed us huge pits full of skulls and bones from human sacrifices.  There was a game in which competitors had to hit a ball through a loop using their hip.  The winner was sacrificed.   :dunno:

Title: Re: Pictures: Blood-Red Pyramid Tomb Revealed by Tiny Camera
Post by: sam on June 30, 2011, 11:46

craziness.

Title: Re: Pictures: Blood-Red Pyramid Tomb Revealed by Tiny Camera
Post by: Clive on June 30, 2011, 12:43

Is it any surprise the Mayans died out?   :)x

Title: Re: Pictures: Blood-Red Pyramid Tomb Revealed by Tiny Camera
Post by: sam on June 30, 2011, 12:46

was for them

Title: Re: Pictures: Blood-Red Pyramid Tomb Revealed by Tiny Camera
Post by: Clive on June 30, 2011, 13:31

 :laugh:

Title: Re: Pictures: Blood-Red Pyramid Tomb Revealed by Tiny Camera
Post by: Simon on July 01, 2011, 00:13

:pmsl: