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Builders Discover 46 Ancient Tombs In Colombia
CRI English.com ^ | 2-22-2007 | Xinhua

Posted on 03/05/2007 10:09:23 AM PST by blam

Builders Discover 46 Ancient Tombs in Colombia

2007-02-22 11:06:18 Xinhua

A group of construction workers stumbled upon 46 ancient tombs, between 1,500 and 2,500 years old while digging to build a new soccer stadium in Deportivo Cali in southwestern Colombia, an archaeologist team said on Wednesday.

The tombs were found in Malagana, on the basin of the Cauca River. Anthropologist Jose Rodriguez, who headed a team from Colombia's National University, said that the tombs showed evidence of cannibalism and warrior activities.

On the building site, experts found human bones, primarily radius and ulna bones. Rodriguez said that this indicates ritual cannibalism. According to him the community members tried to acquire shamanic powers by eating human bone marrow or brain.

The anthropologists said that they also found the first female shaman in Colombia. She was identified because she was discovered buried face down, the position used even now in the Amazon by shamans, who believe that a face-up burial allows shamanic energies to escape the grave and harm the community.

The other items discovered included fine ceramic, carbon fragments, animal bones and seeds.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ancient; colombia; discover; godsgravesglyphs; tombs

1 posted on 03/05/2007 10:09:27 AM PST by blam
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To: blam

Perhaps they are the tombs of Jesus too? /s


2 posted on 03/05/2007 10:10:17 AM PST by dubie
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To: dubie

DAMN!


3 posted on 03/05/2007 10:12:25 AM PST by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: blam
the tombs showed evidence of cannibalism... Rodriguez said that this indicates ritual cannibalism.

In honor of our leftist neighbors (who believe this kind of thing could never, ever, EVER happen), please, everyone, join me in a chorus of 'Kumbaya'...

4 posted on 03/05/2007 10:16:33 AM PST by Who is John Galt? ("Just don't call me Geraldo...")
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To: dubie
Perhaps they are the tombs of Jesus too? /s

beat me to it

5 posted on 03/05/2007 10:16:44 AM PST by txroadkill (Free Ramos and Compean. Duncan Hunter'08)
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To: SunkenCiv

pingie


6 posted on 03/05/2007 10:18:38 AM PST by stockpirate (Rudy would be Very Bad for this country and Very Bad for the Republican Party!)
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To: blam

Bobby Knight mentioned once that he wanted to be buried face-down, too...


7 posted on 03/05/2007 10:20:27 AM PST by Hegemony Cricket (Never let it be said that there are things we would never let be said.)
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To: blam
the tombs showed evidence of cannibalism ...

Celebrate Diversity!

8 posted on 03/05/2007 10:27:07 AM PST by agere_contra
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To: agere_contra
the tombs showed evidence of cannibalism

No way. Haven't you ever listened to Neil Young? Native indians were all about peace love beads bells and light shows incense and communing with nature.

9 posted on 03/05/2007 10:32:51 AM PST by bkepley
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To: stockpirate; blam; FairOpinion; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 24Karet; 3AngelaD; 49th; ...
Thanks stockpirate.

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10 posted on 03/05/2007 10:35:19 AM PST by SunkenCiv (I last updated my profile on Thursday, February 19, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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¡No cabe duda, era la tomba de Jesús! Yo te juro, Jesús Martínez.


11 posted on 03/05/2007 10:40:43 AM PST by Kenny Bunk (Don't get excited. It is simply our turn in history to cut Islam back..)
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To: SunkenCiv

¡No cabe duda, era la tomba de Jesús! Yo te juro, Jesús Martínez.


12 posted on 03/05/2007 10:40:47 AM PST by Kenny Bunk (Don't get excited. It is simply our turn in history to cut Islam back..)
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To: blam

Will the home team be named "The Cannibals"? Cain't wait to see their mascot.


13 posted on 03/05/2007 10:43:30 AM PST by mtbopfuyn (I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
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To: bkepley

Oh please brother bear and brother wolf...come down from the hills and eat up the neighboring tribe before they come over and eat us!

14 posted on 03/05/2007 10:49:56 AM PST by Drawsing (The fool shows his annoyance at once. The prudent man overlooks an insult. (Proverbs 12:16))
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To: blam
the tombs showed evidence of cannibalism and warrior activities

It's the white man's fault. These noble nature lovers probably found a message in a bottle from Europe telling them all about ritualistic cannabalism.

15 posted on 03/05/2007 10:55:33 AM PST by mikeus_maximus
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To: blam

So this is what "The Relic" was based on, hmn.


16 posted on 03/05/2007 10:55:41 AM PST by lilylangtree (Veni, Vidi, Vici)
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