Conquest of the New World question

Hey all,

I dug this computer game out yesterday and have since spent far too much time playing it. Such a great game, despite the occasional flaw. Anyway, I’ve always wondered about something and was wondering if the collected wisdom of SD could answer:

In the deluxe version of the game there are several “special discoveries.” Specifically:

  • Temple of War
  • Ancient Ruins
  • Fountain of Youth
    As I recall, the Temple of War allows your leaders to organize more troops and launch more attacks per turn. The Fountain of Youth increases the speed of population growth. I have never known what control of the Ancient Ruins gives you.

Does anyone:
Know what the Ancient Ruins do?
Have a cite for exactly what the other two do? The memory is vague after all this time?

I’ve also never really understood naval combat in that game, but that’s a separate issue :-P.

Thanks all!