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The springs nearest to Nightfire Island are geothermal waters, adding to the comfort of the villagers. During the dry months, the receding water levels allowed for the establishment of a secure hunting station. Charcoal remains show evidence of cooking pits and cremated burial sites within the island.
In the southwestern segment of the mound were found the ruins of a structure, named by Myer the "Sacred Image House" because among the items found were the remains of a sacred idol, a shrine, and traces of fire ceremonies. [5] After the buildings were torn down the mound was raised a few more inches for the third construction level.
In their most elaborate form, a deep pit is covered by a dome made out of a log frame, then covered by earth. Usually entrance is made either by a side hole, or a ladder via the fire hole in the top. Today the word quiggly usually only means the archaeological remains, not an active underground house, if one is being spoken of in a story or a ...
The remains — buried in layers of soil in the collapsed cave — contained the genetic material of cave bears, hyenas and 13 bones of early humans who died some 45,000 years ago.
A wall of posts screened a number of burial pits from the village. Posts up to two feet in diameter apparently were used to mark graves. The decomposed bodies were later removed, and bones were bundled and moved to mound 'C'. Numerous potsherds and many small fire pits are interpreted as evidence of ceremonies connected with processing the bodies.
Some of the features found in the pits During excavations conducted in 2018 and an analysis of archival fieldwork, researchers identified an estimated 115 to 200 pits.
The fire scorched about 250 acres of Easter Island, also known by its indigenous name Rapa Nui, the Municipalidad de Rapa Nui said in a news release on Oct. 5. The wildfire burned through the Rano ...
Remains of human skeletons were found in 18 of the pits, [9] 10 of which show evidence of a violent death. [10] [11] Māori storage pit sites remain clearly visible in many place in New Zealand. [12] [13] Pits were dug into soft rock faces as well as into earth, especially in Maori Pa (hillforts). Maori storage pits can be confused with ...