Tomb of Mayan Prince Discovered in Jungle Ruins

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Tomb of Mayan Prince Discovered in Jungle Ruins



Tomb of Mayan Prince Discovered in Jungle RuinsExcavators 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.









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