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Professor Joachim Rittstieg, 74, in Guatemala on the ten day BILD expedition which they deemed as the search for mayan gold.![Rittsteig two]()
Professor Joachim Rittsteig's map of Lake Izabal's floor. Source: Rittsteig![Mayan Expedition 3]()
Screen shot from the BILD website showcases the six person expedition team which included a journalist, diver, photographer, scientist, videographer, and Professor Joachim Rittstieg himself. Source: BILD.de![Mayan Expedition 2]()
Screen shot from the website for BILD, one of Germany's leading news publications, as they promote the Mayan Expedition. Source: Bild.de![Mayan Expedition 1]()
Photo of Mayan Art. Source: AP![Mayan Native Twelve.jpg]()
Guatemalan Mayan priest participates in ceremony in the archaeological park 'Kaminal Juyu, Guatemala City, Guatemala. Source: AP![Mayan Expedition 10]()
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Source: APExpedition's Quest for Mayan Gold Finds...
Claiming to have broken a secret Mayan code and found the location of a treasure in gold, a German expedition departed Germany to great fanfare. They found...a ceramic pot. And lots of outraged Guatemalans.
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