I was quite gleeful about my theory that the Banors (Monkeys) and Rakshas of Indian Mythology fit so well with our standard understanding of anthropology. Then a sudden jolt knocked me out.

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(Johannes Krause/Max Planck Institutes for Evolutionary Anthropology via Courthouse News) (CN) — Chichén Itzá is an ancient Maya city famous for its architecture — and, among other things, its ...