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The Egyptian Minister of Antiquities revealed that two sarcophagi which date back over 3,000 years had been discovered in a tomb located in Luxor.
Quito, Aug 17 (EFE).- (Camera: Juan Francisco Chávez) The new secretary of Human Rights of Ecuador Bernarda Ordóñez stressed the importance of curbing teenage pregnancies in the country with the most underage mothers of the region."Over 3,000 girls under 14 in Ecuador are becoming mothers every year," she told Efe during an interview.FOOTAGE OF SCHOOL STUDENTS AND BERNARDA ORDÓÑEZ, SECRETARY OF HUMAN RIGHTS OF ECUADOR
Jerusalem, Sep 3 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Abir Sultan).- The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said on Thursday that a team of archaeologists discovered the remains of a royal palace built about 2,700 years ago, probably belonging to wealthy families from the time of the ancient kingdom of Judah.FOOTAGE OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL REMAINS IN JERUSALEM.
Ancient Egypt still has not revealed all her mysteries to modern archaeologists, new discoveries continue to provide more insight into the wonders of this ancient culture. Egyptian archaeologists discovered a necropolis concealing 17 intact mummies near the Nile Valley city of Minya on Sunday. The 17 bodies, which were extraordinarily well preserved within their bandages in the village of Tuna al-Gabal, were found with crockery items such as vases and cups, funeral masks and accessories, coins and papyri. Experts believe that, given the elaborated state of preservation of the mummies, the bodies belonged to priests and officials. The necropolis is the first one to be discovered in the western desert village. What other mysteries and ruins remain hidden beneath the sands of Egypt?
With traditional war paint and outfits worn by the ancient sportsmen of Central America, two teams stepped foot onto sacred ground to compete in one of the oldest known sports on record. Teams from Mexico and Belize gathered in the pre-Hispanic city of Teotihuacan last weekend, to play a modern variation of a pre-historic Mesoamerican ballgame called Ulama, a sport played by the ancient Maya and Aztecs where the ultimate prize was on the line - the lives of the competitors. The game is played with a rubber ball weighing around four and a half pounds, while the teams consist of four players each who are only allowed to move the ball using their hips. The object of the game is to keep the ball in play and in the limits of the field. Players drop down onto the ground and swing their hips toward the ball to keep it moving. The ancient game was known as Ullamaliztli by the Aztecs and called Ulama in colloquial Spanish after the conquistadors emerged victorious over the Aztecs. It is thought to have been invented in between 2500-100 BC and was an important part of daily Mayan and Aztec life. It was played across Central America before being forbidden by the Spanish conquistadors, after which the exact rules of Ulama were forgotten. However, this ancient sport hides a dark past. The ballgame was associated with a ritual to certain Mayan gods. After the game was over, the captain of the losing team, or even the entire losing team, were sometimes sacrificed to the gods, often by decapitation. However, the revival of this ancient sport is a proud moment for the descendants of the ancient Mesoamerican cultures.
Egyptian archaeologists have discovered six mummies, colourful wooden sarcophagi and more than 1,000 funerary statues in a 3,500-year-old tomb near the southern city of Luxor, the antiquities ministry said Tuesday. IMAGES
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