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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 proposition which has not yet been proven |
| Looting | To steal artifacts from an archeological site |
| Replica | A copy of a work of art or other object |
| Deciphering | To figure out the meaining of; to translate |
| Ritual | A formal, ceremonial act, usually part of a religion |
| Symmetry | Similarity in form and arrangement of things on opposite sides of a center 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 water |
| Trawler | A boat for fishing by dragging a heavy net along the sea bottom |
| Glyphs | a symbolic character, usually carved |
| Stela | An upright stone slab carved with inscripitions |
| Bends | Pain or paralysis caused by the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the blood because of a sudden lowering of atmospheric pressure(also called caisson disease and decompression sickness |
| Emblem Glyph | A hieroglphic that identifies a particular ancient Maya city. |
| Curio | Any unusal article(from curiosity) |
| Authentic | genuine, real |
| Poultice | A soft moist mixture put on the body as medicine |
| Foil | To prevent from being successful |
| Fate | The end result or consequence; the outcome |
| Cenote | A deep natural well carvd out of limestone; a sinkhole |
