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Petroglyphs in Jácana, Ponce, Puerto Rico

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      U.S. archaeologist Nathan Mountjoy sits next to stones etched with ancient
      petroglyphs and graves that reveal unusual burial methods in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
      The archaeological find, one of the best-preserved pre-Columbian sites found in
      the Caribbean, form a large plaza measuring some 130 feet by 160 feet that could
      have been used for ball games or ceremonial rites, officials said.		      US archaeologist Nathan Mountjoy shows the site where a team of archaeologists,
     from US and Puerto Rico, found stones etched with ancient petroglyphs and graves
     that reveal unusual burial methods in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007.

 

 
 
     Pre-Columbian artifacts and rock-carvings considered a "once-in-a-lifetime" 
     discovery were found in southern Puerto Rico last year as the U.S. Army Corp
     of Engineers built a dam.

 
 
 

 
 



 


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