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Archaeologist William Saturno recently discovered a new Mayan calendar that debunks the myth that the world will end in December 2012.

According to LiveScience, the discovery was made in 2010 by one of Saturno’s undergraduate students during a field study of Xultun, an ancient Mayan city in Gautemala. The student noticed black and red paint in a trench that was most likely dug by looters. Saturno decided to investigate the room that the looters had failed to penetrate.

Saturno was pleasantly surprised to find a well-preserved painting of a Mayan king and his subjects. On the east wall of the room was a set of hieroglyphs that would later be analyzed as a new Mayan calendar. It’s been suggested than an ancient Mayan scribe must have used this room to work and wrote the calender on the wall as a reference. [Read more...]

Stephen Dattels Weighs In On The Possibility Of Asteroid Mining

Some big name billionaires have announced that they are starting a company to mine asteroids, but is that business idea feasible? Is there an opportunity waiting to be taken in outer space? Stephen Dattels, with over 25 years of experience in the mining exploration and resources financing industry, weighs in on the subject.

Any minerals mined in space would not be economically feasible for use in our planet’s factories due to the immense cost of transporting them back to the earth’s surface. Stephen Dattels still finds an abundance of terrestrial opportunities for mining and financing, which is why he founded Polo Resources Limited: to find and invest in the numerous undervalued resource companies and projects waiting for intelligent investment.

Stephen Dattels On The Opportunities Available On Earth

Stephen Dattels has a proven record as a chief executive in mineral exploration. For example, as the CEO of West African Minerals Limited, Stephen Dattels is overseeing the exploration of over 6,000 square kilometers of mineral rich ground. Why should investment dollars be chasing opportunities in space when they exist on Earth?

While celebrity billionaires look to the stars for mineral exploration and financing, Stephen Dattels continues to make sound investments on Earth that increase value for his shareholders.