Volcanic Ash Sealed This El Salvador Burial for 3,000 Years
The burial was sealed under volcanic ash and a chemical analysis will now examine the skeleton’s life, diet and possible cause of death, researchers said.
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An almost 3,000-year-old human osamente was extracted by archaeologists at a site located on the western periphery of San Salvador, reported the Ministry of Culture of El Salvador.The remains correspond to a burial discovered on July 2 in an archaeological center of Antiguo Cuscatlán, district of the metropolitan area of the Salvadoran capital.The authorities estimate that the osamenta dates from 850 B.C. The excavation also allowed to recover a…
Volcanic Ash Sealed This El Salvador Burial for 3,000 Years
Discovered near the urban sprawl of Antiguo Cuscatlán, a deliberately arranged burial dating to 850 B.C. — preserved for three millennia under volcanic ash — is offering rare evidence of ritual life in Early Preclassic El Salvador. The post Volcanic Ash Sealed This El Salvador Burial for 3,000 Years appeared first on History Collection.
Archaeologists find 2,800-year-old burial of person clutching sea turtle vessel in El Salvador
Archaeologists in El Salvador have uncovered the unusual burial of a face-down human skeleton that was interred along with a ceramic vessel shaped like a sea turtle nearly 3,000 years ago. The burial may be from a pre-Maya civilization that practiced human sacrifice.According to a translated statement from El Salvador's Ministry of Culture, the burial was found July 2 in Antiguo Cuscatlán, a suburb of San Salvador, during excavation work directe…
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