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Joshua Berman spent 10 years touring, trip-leading, and teaching throughout Central America, and still believes there's no place like Belize. In this blog, he'll share his knowledge of this beautiful country.
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March 20, 2009, 3:38 pm
Maya Skull Sports Jade Grill
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Just over the border in Guatemala, photographer David Dennis spotted this jade-adorned skull: "At the height of Mayan civilization, body modification included a variety of alterations of the teeth. Teeth were sharpened to points, or into the letter 'T' to represent the wind-glyph, and green jade was inlaid to 'purify breath or express elegant speech.' Other minerals inserted into teeth included iron pyrites, hematite, turquoise, quartz, serpentine, and cinnabar." [LINK]->
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