Many moons ago, I shared with you news on how new tools like Google Earth are being used in archaeology to not only to map known sites but also to survey for new ones. So when I was digging thru my RSS feeds and found a news article on how Sarah Parcak of the University [...]
June 6, 2007
Decapitated Skeleton of a Nascan Man & Head Jar
Archaeologist Christina Conlee, of the Texas State University, found a remarkable finding in 2004. She was digging at a site called La Tiza, in the Nasca region of Peru and unearthed a headless skeleton in a tomb. The tomb is dated to be from around 450-550 AD. The man was found without his head and [...]
