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Dates: during 1920-1929
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During Mr. Dawes' visit four treasure-hunters?F. W. Kealey, David Blair and George Williams, Britishers; and Wallace Bain of the U. S.?were poking about in the jungle covered ruins of Old Panama City with a gold indicator. They thought they might find riches buried by Pirate Henry Morgan after he sacked Panama in 1671. All they found was a few pounds of assorted jewelry, worth perhaps $3,000. So they proceeded inland to the Mayan ruins of Cocle. There they found acres of graves. From one grave they took a skeleton in copper armor plated with gold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: The Diggers | 8/15/1927 | See Source »

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