The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 16th, 2002
In Guatemala, vein of jade answers old questions, raises new ones
By NIKO PRICE Associated Press
Sunday, June 16, 2002
Mexico City -- Since the 18th century, collectors, geologists and archaeologists have sought the answer to a frustrating mystery: The ancient Olmecs fashioned statues out of striking blue-green jade, but the stone itself was nowhere to be found in the Americas.
Now scientists believe they have discovered the source -- a mother lode of jade in Guatemala that could tell much about ancient American civilizations and about the formation of the continent where they lived.
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