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Maya lunar calendar notes discovered in Guatemala

chicagotribune.com (1 year and 1 month ago)

May 11, 2012

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On the wall of a tiny structure buried under forest debris in Guatemala, archaeologists have discovered a scribe's notes about the Maya lunar calendar, which they say could be the first known records by an official chronicler of this ancient civilization. full story

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