bones, jewels and massacre

Yes, I’m a nerd but this stuff is really interesting… The archeologist who is conducting this dig has to have bodyguards because he helped convict a bunch of grave robbers and now they want to kill him.

Mass grave yields Mayan secrets
A grisly discovery deep in the Guatemalan jungle may cast new light on one of the ancient world's most beguiling mysteries - the collapse of the Mayan civilisation. A grave containing some 50 bodies, buried in royal finery and bearing the marks of a vicious death, has been perplexing experts since it was unearthed earlier this year.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4450528.stm