Archaeologists dig up 'oldest' African human sacrifice

[Philosophia]

Archaeologists dig up 'oldest' African human sacrifice

EL KADADA, Sudan (AFP) - French archaeologists in Sudan say they have uncovered the oldest proof of human sacrifice in Africa, hailing the discovery as the biggest Neolithic find on the continent for years.

The tomb of a 5,500-year-old man surrounded by three sacrificed humans, two dogs and exquisite ceramics were exhumed north of Khartoum by Neolithic expert Jacques Reinhold and his 66-year-old Austrian wife.

From here (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080215/sc_afp/sudanfrancearchaeology_080215201642;_ylt=AsVyfwTgpxINUkUEsRwE._xFeQoB).


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[sunny.spoone]

That's pretty cool, but I thought most, if not all, archaeologists had been evacuated from the Sudan. Archaeological digs are a mess of red tape and most whiffs of political unrest result in years of delays and set backs and sites being held hostage. Or is this an earlier find that is only now being announced since the analysis has been completed?

I hope National Geographic does an article on this soon. Would lovelovelove high resolution pictures of this.