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Tuesday, September 9, 2003

Archaeologists in Mexico believe they have uncovered the site of one of the last Indian massacres.

Fed up with oppression, Mayan Indians rose up against non-Indians and mixed-raced Indians in the mid- to late-1800s. According to historical accounts, the Mayans rounded up 250 women and children and some soldiers at a church in Bacalar, where they were killed.

Archaeologists working at the San Joaquin Church have found scattered bones at the site.

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Archaeologists Find Indian Massacre Site (AP 9/8)

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