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Assignment Discovery: Red Queen Identity
The Mayan Red Queen Mummy's identity has only a few possibilities. DNA will be tested and compared to the ruler Bak Kal's DNA to see what their relationship is. Discovery Channel's Assignment Discovery investigates.
Added: Jul 25, 2011
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