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Deconstructing a Maya Pyramid |
 | | Workers dig at the base of Tazumal's smaller pyramid, where the removal of concrete revealed ancient stonework. |
 | | Led by Fabricio Valdivieso, chief of archaeology at Concultura, they have found burials where none were thought to exist, an intriguing array of ceramics, and architectural elements that suggest a vastly more complex history of occupations, invasions, and Mexican influences than previously realized. |
 | | Tazumal and a dozen nearby ruins are providing new insights into ancient Mesoamerica that, if not for the downpour in 2004, might have remained locked in cement forever. |
| www.archaeology.org /0609/abstracts/pyramid.html (821 words) |
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