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- | Who were the victims | + | Newly discovered Amazon fish species is named after ‘The Lord of the Rings’ villain for its odd pattern |
- | he ancient Maya city of Chichén Itzá in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula has long been associated with human sacrifice, with hundreds of bones unearthed from temples, a sacred sinkhole and other underground caverns. | ||
- | A long-held misconception is that the victims were often young and female | + | Thousands of fish species |
- | The new analysis, based on ancient DNA from the remains of 64 people who archaeologists believe had been ritually sacrificed | + | While studying piranhas |
- | “There were two big moments | + | Besides its odd pearly whites, the newfound species has striking orange and black markings — including a bold vertical black bar stretching across its flank — that the researchers say resemble the fiery eye symbol for the villain Sauron from J.R.R. Tolkien’s |
- | “We were thinking, influenced by traditional archaeology that we would find, a non-sex-biased burial or mostly girls,” he said. | + | “Me and the coauthors thought (the name) would be a nice idea — it really looks like the Sauron’s eye,” said study coauthor Victória Pereira, a graduate student in biology at the University of Paulista in São Paulo, Brazil. The researchers hoped the pop culture reference would draw attention to the fish and efforts to protect biodiversity in the Amazon, Pereira added. |
- | “And | + | The eye-catching fish is not the only animal named for Tolkien’s Dark Lord. A genus of butterflies |