Rare 8,000 year old child burial reveals secrets of the dead [11/02/2020]Credit: Australian National University
Posted on 08/28/2022 5:57:54 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
The discovery of the three bodies on Indonesia's Alor Island, dating from 7,500 to 12,000 years ago, sheds new light on burial practices and migration through the area... Dr. Sofia Samper Carro said the three burials are significant because the positioning of each body shows a different mortuary practice. Dr. Samper Carro said this might relate to multiple migratory routes through the area from thousands of years ago...
The mere process of finding and uncovering the bodies saw Dr. Samper Carro and her team uncover more than 250 bones, including the three bodies, which were in a seated, flexed (on side) and extended (on back) positions...
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Rare 8,000 year old child burial reveals secrets of the dead [11/02/2020]Credit: Australian National University
Hmm, forgot to ping this.
Sounds like they buried them wrong if they’re still getting new light shed on ‘em.
Lol!
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