Monday, October 07, 2013

Secrets of the Snake Queen

http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/secrets-of-the-mayan-snake-queen-at-el-peruwaka/story-e6frfq80-1226681595691

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ARCHAEOLOGISTS tunneling beneath the main temple of the ancient Maya city of El Peru-Waka in northern Guatemala have discovered an intricately carved stone monument with hieroglyphic text detailing the exploits of a little-known sixth-century princess whose progeny prevailed in a bloody, back-and-forth struggle between two of the civilization's most powerful royal dynasties, Guatemalan cultural officials have announced.

This is totally going to figure in to a future Amazing Adventures module, and I'm using that title, too.

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