Does any of you know what the image at

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagen:Arbol_de_Chicomecoatl_.jpg

is (as opposed to what's claime

Listeros,
In a follow-up story on the 80 ancient skeletons found in caves near
Machu Picchu, National Geographic has this additional information;

The sites are called Salapunku and Qhanabamba and date to 1500 CE.
Formal excavations of the bodies have not yet begun but will begin
soon. Funerary wrappings are of vegetable fiber and the ceramics at
the site are simple suggesting the dead were peasant farmers. Weaving
baskets, balls of thread, looms and textiles have also been found.
Later bone analysis will reveal age at death, sex, cause of death,
diet and perhaps occupation. Finding human remains in this humid area
is a rare event and not much is known about the population near Machu
Picchu. These remains will fill in some of the blanks.

National Geographic has the story here with one photo;

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/09/080915-machu-picchu.html

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Listeros,

Here is a short video from National Geographic on the discovery of the
pregnant woman sacrifice in Peru;
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/09/080911-pregnant-video-ap.html

And a tiny URL;
http://tinyurl.com/3j8ja6

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Listeros,

Archaeologists have found the jawbone of a fetus among the remains of
a sacrificed woman from the Lambayeque culture proving the Lambayeque
sacrificed pregnant women and their children. The remains were found
with 3 other sacrificed women and sacrificed llamas.

7 women were found in two tombs at the Chotuna Chornancap site which
lasted from 800-1350 AD. All the women had signs of having their
throats cut. It is believed they were sacrificed to honor the
reconstruction of a new temple at the site or to honor the death of an
important personage.

In a separate dig, 8 tombs containing 21 bodies were found at
Sacsayhuaman in Cuzco. They were probably sacrificed servants.

The AP has the story here;

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080911/ap_on_sc/peru_pre_inca_tomb&printer=1;_ylt=A...

A tiny URL;

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Listeros,

The National Institute of Culture of Cusco has found an astounding
19,329 ceremonial objects including 2 gold sculptures at Sacsayhuaman
in their latest excavations. The gold objects are anthropomorphic or
humanoid in a plea position. Many quartz objects were uncovered,
thousands of beads of spondylus shell, cat and monkey teeth.

Andina has the story here;
http://www.andina.com.pe/Ingles/Noticia.aspx?Id=wBuAQr5k+54=

A tiny URL;
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Listeros,

An underground passage has been discovered at Chavin de Huantar in
Peru. The passage has a stone staircase that connects to the Mosna
River. Broken pottery, animal and human remains and some metals have
been found. The Chavin Culture lasted from 1500-300 BCE.

Andina has the short report here;
http://www.andina.com.pe/Ingles/Noticia.aspx?id=QGw5yIRHeCU=

And a tiny URL here;
http://tinyurl.com/6jcmdp

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Listeros,

Lourdes Toscano Hernandez has been working at Kabah for INAH and has
found evidence of a termination ceremony there in Rooms 13 and 14
which consists of tearing apart door elements and evidence of burnt
soil has also been found. This kind of evidence of termination rituals
has also been found at other Puuc cities such as Uxmal and Sayil.
Kabah came to an end in 1000 CE and had been occupied since 300 BCE.
The Maya elite may have carried these ceremonies out in preparation
for abandonment.

INAH has the story here;
http://dti.inah.gob.mx/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=39&Itemid...

A tiny URL;
http://tinyurl.com/5hnjp5

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http://community-2.webtv.net/Topiltzin-2091/MIkeRuggerisMaya/

Listeros,

At the 10th International Congress on Health and Disease organized by
INAH in Mexico City, dental specialist Socorro Ochoa Caceres stated
that ancient Mesoamerican dentists knew about and used dental filling
to avoid tooth loss. They knew how to insert files between teeth to
fasten orthodontic devices. Jadeite, obsidian, flint, wood and vegetal
fibers were used to modify and decorate teeth.

INAH has the story here;
http://dti.inah.gob.mx/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1685&Itemid=150

A tiny URL;
http://tinyurl.com/5d5yu8

Mike Ruggeri

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Listeros,

A team led by Giuseppe Orefici has been excavating at the Cahuachi
site in desert Peru, 28 miles from the city of Nazca. They have found
many artifacts including engraved gourds, textiles, ceramics and a
sacrificed child. Cahuachi covers 24 square kilometers that contains
huge pyramids, temples and platforms that have been excavated by the
same team. It was at Cahuachi that the Nazca culture developed and the
line builders may have lived at Cahuachi. The Nazca lines resemble the
iconography on the Cahuachi artifacts. Many Nazca lines point towards
Cahuachi.

Andina has the story here with 2 photos;

http://www.andina.com.pe/Ingles/Noticia.aspx?id=fQivUwOHa2I=

A tiny URL;

http://tinyurl.com/5syt5q

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