Archaeologists find 2,800-year-old burial of person clutching sea turtle vessel in El Salvador
Archaeology The Americas Archaeologists find 2,800-year-old burial of person clutching sea turtle vessel in El Salvador An unusual 2,800-year-old Mesoamerican burial found in El Salvador included a face-down skeleton clutching a sea turtle vessel. By Kristina Killgrove Edited by Laura Geggel, Laura Mondragón Published 25 July 2026 In News When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. But in addition to the archaeological remains of crop cultivation and painted ceramics discovered over the years in Antiguo Cuscatlán, experts have pointed to some burials as evidence of human sacrifice — and the newly uncovered burial may be similar.In the late 1970s, archaeologist William R.
- ▪Archaeology The Americas Archaeologists find 2,800-year-old burial of person clutching sea turtle vessel in El Salvador An unusual 2,800-year-old Mesoamerican burial found in El Salvador included a face-down skeleton clutching a sea turtle
- ▪By Kristina Killgrove Edited by Laura Geggel, Laura Mondragón Published 25 July 2026 In News When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
- ▪But in addition to the archaeological remains of crop cultivation and painted ceramics discovered over the years in Antiguo Cuscatlán, experts have pointed to some burials as evidence of human sacrifice — and the newly uncovered burial may
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Archaeology The Americas Archaeologists find 2,800-year-old burial of person clutching sea turtle vessel in El Salvador An unusual 2,800-year-old Mesoamerican burial found in El Salvador included a face-down skeleton clutching a sea turtle vessel. By Kristina Killgrove Edited by Laura Geggel, Laura Mondragón Published 25 July 2026 In News When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Archaeologist Carlos Flores Manzano excavates the remains of a skeleton buried face down nearly three millennia ago in El Salvador.
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