[Aztlan] 2500 year old tomb of a child found near the oldest mural in the Americas

michael ruggeri michaelruggeri at mac.com
Thu Feb 19 15:03:51 CST 2009


Listeros,

A 2,500 year old tomb of a 3 year old boy has been uncovered very near  
the "trapped deer" temple which is the home of the oldest mural ever  
found in the Americas. The mural is over 4000 years old. The child  
uncovered comes from the Gallinazo culture.

Living in Peru has the short report here;
http://www.livinginperu.com/news/8348

And here is the earlier story on the trapped deer mural with photos  
from National Geographic;
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/11/071112-peru-temple.html

A tiny URL;
http://tinyurl.com/2zjxku

Mike Ruggeri


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