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On Ancient Walls, a New Maya Epoch - New York Times by finethen at 10:03 am EDT, May 16, 2006 |
The 100 B.C. murals at San Bartolo, one 30 feet long, were found in a pyramid chamber below 50 feet of rubble. Dr. Saturno found the first painting when he ducked into a trench for shade and saw the face of a maize god on the north wall. It took two years of careful digging to expose the entire chamber.
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