| A | B |
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| archaeologist | One who studies the life and culture of ancient people by studying their monuments, artifacts, and inscriptions. |
| hypothesis | A theory or prepostion which has not yet been proven |
| looting | To steal artifacts from an archeoligist site |
| deciphering | Figuring out the meaning of: to translate |
| ritual | A formal, ceromonial acts, usually part of a religion. |
| symmetry | Simialarity in form and arrangement of things on opposite sides on either line |
| sarcophagus | A stone coffin or tomb, often decorated with carvings |
| astronomer | One who studies stars, planets and other heavenly bodies. |
| reef | A ridge of coral or sand near the surface of the reef |
| trawler | A boat for fishing by dragging a heavy net along the sea bottom |
| glyph | A symbolic character, usually carved |
| stela | An upright stone slab, carbed with an insciption. |
| bends | Pain or paralysis caused by the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the blood because of a sudden lowering of the atomospheric pressure also called caisson disease and decompression sickness |
| emblem glyph | A hieroglyph that idenitifies a particular ancient Mayan City |
| curio | Any usual articicle(from curiosity) |
| authentic | Genuine, real |
| poultice | A soft moist mixture put on the body as medicine |
| replica | A copy of a work of art of other subjects |
| cenote | (Spanish, from the Mayan tzonot): a deep natural well carved out of limestone; sinkhole |
| foil | To prevent from being successful |
| fate | The end result of consequence; the outcome |
