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Fossils Reveal that Maya People Knew about Prehistory
ArtDaily ^ | July 2011 | unattributed

Posted on 07/29/2011 10:04:57 PM PDT by SunkenCiv

For Palenque inhabitants, marine fossils were the convincing proof of the land being covered by the sea long time ago, and parting from this fact they created their idea of the origin of the world, declared archaeologist Martha Cuevas, responsible, with geologist Jesus Alvarado, of research conducted by the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).

Ongoing for 3 years, the investigation is oriented to understand symbolism given by ancient Mayas to Prehistoric vestiges, specifically the 31 specimens found at the archaeological site.

The INAH researcher mentioned that petrified rests have been found mainly at funerary contexts, standing out the fossils of different marine animals, shark teeth and stingray spines deposited as part of funerary offerings...

Until now, 31 fossils from different periods have been discovered, being the earliest from the Paleocene, nearly 63 million years ago.

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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: godsgravesglyphs; mayans
For Palenque inhabitants, marine fossils were the convincing proof of the land being covered by the sea long time ago, and parting from this fact they created their idea of the origin of the world. Photo: INAH.
Maya People Knew about Prehistory Maya People Knew about Prehistory

1 posted on 07/29/2011 10:05:05 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1010RD; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...

 GGG managers are SunkenCiv, StayAt HomeMother & Ernest_at_the_Beach
One of those 'butts-in-the-seats' topic titles.

To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list.


2 posted on 07/29/2011 10:07:29 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Yes, as a matter of fact, it is that time again -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: SunkenCiv

Pre-history??

They just called it history.


3 posted on 07/29/2011 10:08:28 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Happiness)
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To: GeronL

Yes, that was before, so, "pre-". I have to explain everything around here. ;')
CAPTION

4 posted on 07/29/2011 10:15:48 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Yes, as a matter of fact, it is that time again -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: SunkenCiv

What happened to the Maya did they elect one of Obama’s ancestors and dir out?


5 posted on 07/29/2011 10:37:47 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Happiness)
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To: GeronL
"With geologist Jesus Alvarado ..."

If Jesus says so, then so it is!

6 posted on 07/29/2011 11:11:18 PM PDT by JustTheTruth (Sometimes the Truth hurts so much that most refuse to face or accept it, even when it is obvious.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Me too, ROTLMAO!


7 posted on 07/29/2011 11:28:19 PM PDT by Bernard Marx
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To: SunkenCiv

The Maya belief that the world as we know it will end in 2012 was due to their ability to read the signs in the heavens that the United States would not raise the debt ceiling limit.

So it was foretold; so it shall be.


8 posted on 07/30/2011 10:48:29 AM PDT by wildbill (You're just jealous because the Voices talk only to me.)
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To: wildbill
;') [singing] two thousand uno du'os party over says the lights of heaven /
tonight i'm gonna party like it's two thousand eleven
December 20, 2012

9 posted on 07/30/2011 11:13:25 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Yes, as a matter of fact, it is that time again -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: SunkenCiv

You are a Prince of a fellow, and this is a great post.


10 posted on 07/30/2011 6:46:41 PM PDT by La Lydia
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To: La Lydia

;’)


11 posted on 07/31/2011 9:08:53 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Yes, as a matter of fact, it is that time again -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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