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Mayan temple found in Mexico hints at egalitarian society

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A 3,000-years-old Mayan temple has been discovered in Mexico, making it the ancient civilisation’s oldest and largest monument. The temple site in Tabasco, Mexico, was discovered by archaeologists from the University of Arizona and an international team during an expedition in 2017. The site, called Aquada Fénix, is 4,600ft long and up to 50ft high, … Read more

Valuable axes from German burial site suggest Neolithic societies were not as egalitarian as thought

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Valuable stone axes discovered at a 6,000-year old hilltop burial site in Germany suggest Neolithic societies were not as egalitarian as previously thought The two rare weapons were found at a tumulus site west of Frankfurt in the 1880s Experts have linked them to a burial mound recently found at the neolithic site The presence of … Read more