[SEMCO] The Man Who Owned a Wonder of the World

[Teresa Izzo]

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PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE 
RELEASE 
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
May 10, 
2016 
Teresa Izzo
                                                                        508-896-3867 
ext. 137
                                                            tizzo at ccmnh.org

The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History presents
Digging into the Past
with Evan J. Albright
Author of
   The Man Who Owned a Wonder of the World


BREWSTER, MA ­The Cape Cod Museum of Natural 
History in Brewster continues its popular 
archaeology/history series, Digging into the 
Past, with award-winning author Evan J. 
Albright   Saturday, June 11, 2016 at 1pm.

  Evan Albright is the author of The Man Who 
Owned a Wonder of the World, a biography about a 
Falmouth archaeologist, Edward Thompson, who came 
to own the ancient Maya city of Chichen Itza in Yucatan, Mexico.

When a worldwide Internet vote declared Chichén 
Itzá one of the new Seven Wonders of the World, 
the honor came with a shocking 
revelation--Mexico’s greatest archaeological 
treasure was private property! How could anyone 
come to own one of the archaeological crown 
jewels of Mexico? The answer was more incredible; 
the seller had been an American. Edward H. 
Thompson, an archaeologist, had spent decades 
exploring Chichén Itzá at his leisure and made 
one of the greatest archaeological discoveries in 
North America. All it cost him was his 
reputation, his fortune, and even his life.

Join award-winning writer Evan J. Albright as he 
brings this true tale of gripping importance to 
the Museum and how he investigated Thompson's 
incredible story by traveling to Mexico, where he 
uncovered the explorer’s tragic secret, the son he left behind.

   Free with Museum Admission
  For more information please call the Museum at 508-896-3867 ext. 133.

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Teresa Izzo
Program Coordinator
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
869 Main St./Rte. 6A
Brewster, MA 02631
508-896-3867 x137
508-896-8844 - fax 
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