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Archeologists outsmarted tomb raiders to unearth a major Maya Indian royal burial site in the Guatemalan jungle, discovering jade jewelry and a jaguar pelt from more than 1,500 years ago.
After being cleared of earth, a collection of ancient Mayan figurines are ready to be removed by archaeologists at the El Peru Waka archeaological site on
May 1, 2006. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair
The tomb, found by archeologist Hector Escobedo last week, contains a king of the El Peru Waka city, now in ruins and covered in thick rainforest teeming with spider monkeys.
He may have been the dynastic founder of the city, on major Mayan trade routes that could have stretched from the city of Tikal in Guatemala up through Mexico.
"If this is indeed the founder, then it is a discovery of a lifetime," said David Freidel of Southern Methodist University in Texas, who co-directs the project with Escobedo.
The excavation team were working against the clock, aware that would-be treasures looters were scouting the same area.
Just a day before Escobedo discovered the tomb, looters sneaked into a tunnel the archeologists dug under the pyramid, clearing out rock and rubble in a fruitless effort to find booty.
Looters frequently raid Mayan archeological sites in the northern department of Peten. Known as "guecheros," an expression derived from the local word for armadillos, because they dig through dirt, they sell treasure that often finds its way to U.S. museums or private collections.
"They usually work at night or very fast and do whatever they please," Escobedo said.
El Peru Waka was discovered in the 1960s, but Escobedo and his team began scientific excavation three years ago. They had to stabilize the pyramid where he found the tomb after looters opened two tunnels the size of elevator shafts in it, leaving it close to collapse.
On Tuesday, another team of archeologists found what could be a second royal grave in a pyramid up the hill from the tomb, this one probably dating from some 400 years later.
That tomb has yet to be opened, but judging by an elaborate offering of a dozen miniature figurines of ball players, elegant women, dwarfs and seated lords found inside the pyramid, the burial site is likely to contain more royal remains, archeologists said.
At that spot, an archeologist picked up a small disc made of shell and jade about the size of U.S. nickel coin and flipped it over to reveal the elaborate profile of a head of what appears to be monkey.
The Mayans dominated southeastern Mexico and much of Central America for thousands of years until the Spanish conquest 500 years ago. Their descendants still live in the region.
Fuente: Mica Rosenberg / © Reuters 2006. 4 de mayo
Enlace: http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyid=2006-05-04T055437Z_01_N03416531_RTRIDST_0_SCIENCE-GUATEMALA-TOMBS-DC.XML&src=rss
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Dense jungle and earth is partially cleared from the steps of an ancient Mayan tomb at the El Peru Waka archaeological site May 1, 2006. After excavating in a cramped tunnel last week under the 60 foot-high pyramid, Guatemalan archaeologist Hector Escobedo fell through a floor into a 5 meter-long hollow chamber -- a rich tomb that could possibly hold the dynastic founder of a line of over two dozen kings at El Peru Waka. Picture taken May 1, 2006. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair
A Guatemalan archaeologist examines pottery artefacts found at the El Peru Waka archeological site May 2, 2006. The pottery was found at one of two tombs uncovered in the last two weeks by a group of archaeologists working deep in Guatemala's Peten jungle. Picture taken May 2, 2006. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair
Guatemalan police guard the entrance to an ancient Mayan tomb at the El Peru Waka archeaological site on May 2, 2006. Just a day before Guatemalan archaeologist Hector Escobedo discovered the tomb of a Mayan ruler, looters snuck into the camp at night and cleared out the tunnel in a desperate last ditch effort to find the booty. They failed where the archaeologists succeeded but the spooked team of scientists asked the president to send a small battalion of army and police troops to guard the area with automatic weapons. Picture taken May 2, 2006. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair
Guatemalan archaeologists Hector Escobedo (L) and Juan Carlos Melendez uncover the remains of an ancient Mayan king at the El Peru Waka archaeological site May 1, 2006. After excavating in a cramped tunnel last week under a 60 foot-high pyramid, Escobedo fell through a floor into a 5 meter-long hollow chamber -- a rich tomb that could possibly hold the dynastic founder of a line of over two dozen kings at El Peru Waka. Picture taken May 1, 2006. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair
Guatemalan archaeologist Griselda Perec examines the remains of an ancient Mayan drum at the El Peru Waka archaeological site on May 2, 2006 . The drum was found at one of two tombs uncovered in the last two weeks by a group of archaeologists working deep in Guatemala's Peten jungle. Picture taken May 2, 2006. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair
Pottery artefacts found at the site of an ancient Mayan royal tomb sits in a field lab at the El Peru Waka archaeological site on May 2, 2006. After excavating in a cramped tunnel last week under a 60 foot-high pyramid, Guatemalan archaeologist Hector Escobedo fell through a floor into a 5 meter-long hollow chamber -- a rich tomb that could possibly hold the dynastic founder of a line of over two dozen kings at El Peru Waka. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair
Two coin-sized relics are prepared to be shipped out of the field lab at the El Peru Waka archaeological site May 2, 2006. The pieces were discovered on the steps of the collapsed tomb of an ancient Mayan king. Picture taken May 2, 2006. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair
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0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Just a day before Escobedo discovered the tomb, looters sneaked into a tunnel the archeologists dug under the pyramid, clearing out rock and rubble in a fruitless effort to find booty.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Looters frequently raid Mayan archeological sites in the northern department of Peten. Known as "guecheros," an expression derived from the local word for armadillos, because they dig through dirt, they sell treasure that often finds its way to </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB">U.S.</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"> museums or private collections.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">"They usually work at night or very fast and do whatever they please," Escobedo said.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">El Peru Waka was discovered in the 1960s, but Escobedo and his
team began scientific excavation three years ago. They had to stabilize the pyramid where he found the tomb after looters opened two tunnels the size of elevator shafts in it, leaving it close to collapse.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">On Tuesday, another team of archeologists found what could be a second royal grave in a pyramid up the hill from the tomb, this one probably dating from some 400 years later.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">That tomb has yet to be opened, but judging by an elaborate offering of a dozen miniature figurines of ball players, elegant women, dwarfs and seated lords found inside the pyramid, the burial site is likely to contain more royal remains, archeologists said.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">At that spot, an archeologist picked up a small disc made of shell and jade about the size of U.S. nickel coin and flipped it over to reveal the elaborate profile of a head of what appears to be monkey.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;
FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">The Mayans dominated southeastern </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Mexico</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"> and much of </SPAN><st1:place><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Central America</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"> for thousands of years until the Spanish conquest 500 years ago. Their descendants still live in the region.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;
FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Fuente: <STRONG>Mica Rosenberg</STRONG> / © Reuters 2006. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">4 de mayo<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Enlace: <A href="http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyid=2006-05-04T055437Z_01_N03416531_RTRIDST_0_SCIENCE-GUATEMALA-TOMBS-DC.XML&src=rss">http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyid=2006-05-04T055437Z_01_N03416531_RTRIDST_0_SCIENCE-GUATEMALA-TOMBS-DC.XML&src=rss</A></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div
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src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/rids/20060503/i/r328367190.jpg?x=263&y=345&sig=YoweBm_2Jer2g__SMiiLnw--" width=263 border=0></STRONG></FONT></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=center><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p><FONT face=verdana size=1><STRONG></STRONG></FONT></o:p></SPAN> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=center><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p><FONT face=verdana size=1><STRONG>Dense jungle and earth is partially cleared from the steps of an ancient Mayan tomb at the El Peru Waka archaeological site May 1, 2006. After excavating in a cramped tunnel last week under the 60 foot-high pyramid, Guatemalan archaeologist Hector Escobedo fell through a floor into a 5 meter-long hollow chamber -- a rich tomb that could possibly hold the dynastic founder of a
line of over two dozen kings at El Peru Waka. Picture taken May 1, 2006. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair </STRONG></FONT></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=center><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p><FONT face=verdana size=1><STRONG></STRONG></FONT></o:p></SPAN> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=center><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p><FONT face=verdana size=1><STRONG><IMG height=253 alt=Photo src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/rids/20060503/i/r2333481215.jpg?x=380&y=253&sig=dbYEaJBQB.vlkofaSQKwlw--" width=380 border=0></STRONG></FONT></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=center><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p><FONT face=verdana
size=1><STRONG></STRONG></FONT></o:p></SPAN> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=center><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p><FONT face=verdana size=1><STRONG>A Guatemalan archaeologist examines pottery artefacts found at the El Peru Waka archeological site May 2, 2006. The pottery was found at one of two tombs uncovered in the last two weeks by a group of archaeologists working deep in Guatemala's Peten jungle. Picture taken May 2, 2006. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair </STRONG></FONT></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=center><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p><FONT face=verdana size=1><STRONG></STRONG></FONT></o:p></SPAN> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=center><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p><FONT
face=verdana size=1><STRONG><IMG height=253 alt=Photo src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/rids/20060503/i/r2990481798.jpg?x=380&y=253&sig=7FztAu92ixrNylj7Ogmn0A--" width=380 border=0></STRONG></FONT></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=center><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p><FONT face=verdana size=1><STRONG></STRONG></FONT></o:p></SPAN> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=center><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p><FONT face=verdana size=1><STRONG>Guatemalan police guard the entrance to an ancient Mayan tomb at the El Peru Waka archeaological site on May 2, 2006. Just a day before Guatemalan archaeologist Hector Escobedo discovered the tomb of a Mayan ruler, looters snuck into the camp at night and cleared out the tunnel in a desperate last ditch effort to find the
booty. They failed where the archaeologists succeeded but the spooked team of scientists asked the president to send a small battalion of army and police troops to guard the area with automatic weapons. Picture taken May 2, 2006. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair </STRONG></FONT></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=center><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p><FONT face=verdana size=1><STRONG></STRONG></FONT></o:p></SPAN> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=center><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p><FONT face=verdana size=1><STRONG><IMG height=345 alt=Photo src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/rids/20060503/i/r86216341.jpg?x=230&y=345&sig=NFwF8gstGNE5fPR0hPjFtw--" width=230 border=0></STRONG></FONT></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"
align=center><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p><FONT face=verdana size=1><STRONG></STRONG></FONT></o:p></SPAN> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=center><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p><FONT face=verdana size=1><STRONG>Guatemalan archaeologists Hector Escobedo (L) and Juan Carlos Melendez uncover the remains of an ancient Mayan king at the El Peru Waka archaeological site May 1, 2006. After excavating in a cramped tunnel last week under a 60 foot-high pyramid, Escobedo fell through a floor into a 5 meter-long hollow chamber -- a rich tomb that could possibly hold the dynastic founder of a line of over two dozen kings at El Peru Waka. Picture taken May 1, 2006. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair </STRONG></FONT></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=center><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;
FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p><FONT face=verdana size=1><STRONG></STRONG></FONT></o:p></SPAN> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=center><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p><FONT face=verdana size=1><STRONG><IMG height=253 alt=Photo src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/rids/20060503/i/r1582249941.jpg?x=380&y=253&sig=X4uC_x.c91O5EU8CJ0AHFw--" width=380 border=0></STRONG></FONT></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=center><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p><FONT face=verdana size=1><STRONG></STRONG></FONT></o:p></SPAN> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=center><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p><FONT face=verdana size=1><STRONG>Guatemalan archaeologist Griselda
Perec examines the remains of an ancient Mayan drum at the El Peru Waka archaeological site on May 2, 2006 . The drum was found at one of two tombs uncovered in the last two weeks by a group of archaeologists working deep in Guatemala's Peten jungle. Picture taken May 2, 2006. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair </STRONG></FONT></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=center><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p><FONT face=verdana size=1><STRONG></STRONG></FONT></o:p></SPAN> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=center><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p><FONT face=verdana size=1><STRONG><IMG height=253 alt=Photo src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/rids/20060503/i/r3632779387.jpg?x=380&y=253&sig=jTDgKBqVvrCJOjVxeDDb1A--" width=380 border=0></STRONG></FONT></o:p></SPAN></div> <div
class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=center><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p><FONT face=verdana size=1><STRONG></STRONG></FONT></o:p></SPAN> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=center><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p><FONT face=verdana size=1><STRONG>Pottery artefacts found at the site of an ancient Mayan royal tomb sits in a field lab at the El Peru Waka archaeological site on May 2, 2006. After excavating in a cramped tunnel last week under a 60 foot-high pyramid, Guatemalan archaeologist Hector Escobedo fell through a floor into a 5 meter-long hollow chamber -- a rich tomb that could possibly hold the dynastic founder of a line of over two dozen kings at El Peru Waka. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair</STRONG></FONT></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=center><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p><FONT face=verdana size=1><STRONG></STRONG></FONT></o:p></SPAN> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=center><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p><FONT face=verdana size=1><STRONG><IMG height=253 alt=Photo src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/rids/20060503/i/r2741136408.jpg?x=380&y=253&sig=.7XQ43kM0ZZGgrQ7Vykf2A--" width=380 border=0></STRONG></FONT></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=center><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p><FONT face=verdana size=1><STRONG></STRONG></FONT></o:p></SPAN> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=center><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p><FONT face=Arial><FONT face=verdana
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