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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 preposition which has not yet been proven |
| looting | to steal artifacts from an archaeological site |
| replica | a copy of a work of are or other objects |
| diciphering | to translate |
| ritual | a formal , ceremonial act, usually part of a religion |
| symmetry | similarity in form and arrangement on the opposite sides |
| sarcophagus | a stone coffin or tomb |
| astronomer | a personwho studies the stars |
| 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 inscriptions |
| bends | pain or paralysis caused by the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the blood because of a sudden lowering of atmospheric pressure |
| emblem glyph | a heiroglyph that identifies a particular ancient myan city |
| curio | any unusual article |
| authentic | genuine, real |
| poultice | a soft moist mixture put on the body as a medicine |
| cenote | a deep natural well carved out of limeston; sinkhole |
| foil | to prevent from being successful |
| fate | the end result or consequence; the outcome |
