A new study has revealed some unique insights into the death rituals practiced during the last Ice Age that came over North America. Scientists discovered the fragile skeletons of two infants buried beneath the cremated remains of a child. Researchers explain that the remains they found of a 3 year old child date back to 11,500 years ago. The cremated skeleton was uncovered in 2010 at Upward … [Read more...]
Ice Age Infant Remains Unearthed in Alaska
The discovery of a burial site containing the remains of two infants gives archeologists a glimpse at the cultural practices of Native Americans at the end of the last Ice Age in Alaska. Around 11,500 years ago, a stillborn fetus and a 5-weeks-old infant had been buried side by side in a circular burial pit. Most of the archeological works at the site took place four years ago, but further digging … [Read more...]