Violence in the Ancient Southwest Offers Insights Into Peace, Study Says

Severed Heads, Skull Bowls Found in California Graves Were Tributes, Not War Trophies, Study Finds

October 12, 2015 —by Blake de Pastino 18499 1

A 3,000 year-old village discovered in central California has been found to contain an unusual set of burials — with more than a half dozen individuals buried without their heads,…

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Violence in the Ancient Southwest Offers Insights Into Peace, Study Says

August 19, 2014 —by Blake de Pastino 12025 0

Despite some recent sensational claims that the prehistoric Southwest was the site of the worst violence in American history, the archaeologist often cited for that assertion says that, in fact,…

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Severed Heads, Skull Bowls Found in California Graves Were Tributes, Not War Trophies, Study Finds

Violence in the Ancient Southwest Offers Insights Into Peace, Study Says

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