Amazing Archeological Find, 4000 Year Old Shaman Stones, 12 of Them!
2013-01-16
4,000-year-old shaman's stones discovered near Boquete, Panama
IMAGE: This is the Casita de Piedra rockshelter.
Click here for more information.Archaeologists working at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama have discovered a cluster of 12 unusual stones in the back of a small, prehistoric rock-shelter near the town of Boquete. The cache represents the earliest material evidence of shamanistic practice in lower Central America.
Ruth Dickau, Leverhulme Post-doctoral Fellow at the University of Exeter in England, unearthed the cache of stones in the Casita de Piedra rock-shelter in 2007. A piece of charcoal found directly underneath the cache was radiocarbon dated to 4,800 years ago. A second fragment of charcoal in a level above the cache was dated to 4,000 years ago.
"There was no evidence of a disturbance or pit feature to suggest someone had come along, dug a hole and buried the stones at a later date," Dickau said. "The fact that the stones were found in a tight pile suggests they were probably deposited inside a bag or basket, which subsequently decomposed."
more at http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-01/stri-4ss011413.php
How wonderful, I would LOVE to to my Mesa against these ancient healer's stones and download their information. The website has a photo of kuyas themselves. Yummy!
Thanks Marijka!
