Word: tepees
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...long as anyone can remember, villagers called it Tillya Tepe-the Golden Mound. Even so, no one dreamed of the precious relics that might be unearthed in the strange, 12-ft.-high rise of ground located in a cotton field three miles north of the town of Shibarghan in northern Afghanistan. In 1977 a Soviet-Afghan archaeological team began serious excavations. By last fall they had uncovered the mud-brick columns and cross-shaped altar of an ancient temple dating back to at least 1000 B.C. Then they struck pay dirt-a glittering trove of gold that some Soviets said...
...They'll complement each other," senior Nick Tepe said yesterday. "Matt will provide the cool, and John will supply the emotion...
...Crimson had built up a slim 5-4 lead after the first round of weapons, led by double victories in foil and epee. Captain Phillippe Bennett and John Major each foiled their Bulldog blade brandishers, and Matt Simmons and John Hirschfeld easily took their epee bouts. Nick Tepe was the only saberman on target however, and that proved costly as the match wore...
...Tepe continued his winning ways into the second round and picked up some help along the way when John Chipman successfully crossed swords with his opponent. Bennett won again and Vastola regained his form, but Yale's Stanley Ng, enroute to a three bout sweep, outdueled Major to get the Elis back on track...
...Crimson displayed its superior form and bladework from the outset moving to a 6-3 lead after the first round. The saber team inspired Nick Tepe's untouchable performance (Tepe did not lose a point in his three bouts) got the swordsmen off and stabbing, as John Shipman and Larry Tu both handled their Crusader opponents with ease...