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| archaeologist | one who studies the life and culture of anchcient people by studing thier monuments, artifacts and inscriptions. |
| hypothesis | a theory or proposition which has not yet been proven |
| looting | to steal artifacts from an archaeological site. |
| replica | a copy of a work of art, or other object |
| deciphering | to figure out the meaning of; t translate. |
| ritual | a formal, ceremonial art, 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, plants and other heavenly bodies. |
| reef | a ridge of coral or sand near the surface of the water. |
| trawler | a boat for fishing b 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 by the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the blood because of a sudden lowering of atmospheric pressure. ( also called caisson disease and decompresion . |
| emblem glyph | a hieroglyph that identifies a particular ancient Mayan City. |
| curio | any unusual article (from curiosity) |
| authentic | genuine, real |
| poultice | a soft moist mixture put on the body as medicine. |
| cenote | (Spanish, from the Mayan tzonof) a deep natural welln carved out of limestone;sinkhole |
| foil | to prevent from being sucessful. |
| fate | The end result of a consequence; the outcome. |
