Ancient storehouse in Maya village of Ceren
An ancient storehouse in the Maya village of Ceren in El Salvador. Structures in the village were buried in up to 17 feet of ash over a period of several days in A.D. 660, freezing the 1,400-year-old village in time.
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Polychrome pot from ancient Maya village
A polychrome pot unearthed at the ancient Maya village of Ceren in El Salvador. Such pots were prized by the villagers and had likely been obtained through trade at local marketplaces in the valley.
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Making plaster cast of footprint
University of Colorado-Boulder Professor Payson Sheets uses dental plaster to cast a footprint found on an elevated road, known as a sacbe (SOCK-bay), that was buried under 16 feet of volcanic ash. The large, white road led in and out of the Maya village of Ceren in El Salvador.
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Community building in Maya village Ceren
A community building in Ceren, a Maya village in El Salvador, believed to have been used by elders to make decisions. Note the two large stone benches. In A.D. 660, the village was blasted by toxic gas, pummeled by lava bombs and then choked by a 17-foot layer of ash falling over several days after ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
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