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Richard Burger Discovers a Ancient Utopian Society - and Love - in Peru

The site in Peru in the Lurin Valley. Image Credit - Prof. Richard BurgerFor Richard Burger, archaeology has turned up many surprising things. This includes romance, which blossomed when he met his archaeologist wife, Lucy Salazar, at a dig in her native Peru. “Sites are not all that romantic. There’s too much work!” says Burger. Luckily, however, nearby Lima was in the full flood of a Southern Hemisphere Spring, and love found its way out of the dusty remains after all.

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At the top, decorating the entrance to a central chamber, is a frieze depicting a giant mouth with three-foot long fangs.
About The AuthorHelen Atkinson
Heritage Key's NYC Correspondent, Helen Atkinson, has 20 years of journalism experience in subjects ranging from the reinsurance industry to canoeing down the Bronx River. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Helen studied English Literature at Oxford, before embarking on a writing career. She moved to New York in 1994 and intends to stay there.

Xtreme Stonehenge Theories for the Slightly Insane

Planet Stonehenge at DawnDesperate to figure out before the Summer Solstice 2009 what Stonehenge is all about, but you can't decide which theory - sacrifices, calendar, discotheque, burial site, religious temple, neolithic art - to go with? Don't panic! Worth1000.com's finest Photoshop artists present us with a few alternative - but very plausible - theories about the iconic stone circle's construction, use, location and present state. Which of the options below do you deem to be most likely? Take the poll, let us know!

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