[Aztlan] COLUMBIAN TOMB UPDATE; 1,500 IN TOMB

[michael ruggeri]

Listeros,

Reuters London has just posted a follow up on the Columbia Tomb  
discovery with more information. The 2000 year old tomb contains 1500  
graves of scarified and sacrificed individuals stacked tightly and in  
rows. A tomb with this many people used for centuries to bury the  
dead in the same spot is a rarity in the world. The Muisca culture  
maintained this grave site which is like a library of 2000 years of  
pre-Columbian culture. The dead were sacrificed to the Sun God. The  
oral tradition states that each family had to send one child to live  
with priests until their sacrifice at age 15.

Some shell necklaces, stone implements and ceramics have been found  
in the tomb.

Reuters has the story here;

http://rtv.rtrlondon.co.uk/2008-04-23/26e62156.html

I expect this URL will change as this was a transcription of a live  
audio report. If it has, check on my Ancient America News site for  
updated URL's.

Mike Ruggeri




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