They discovered a native grave 2,000 years ago

In the middle of an expanding road in Valle del Cauca, workers have found human remains that, after being evaluated by archaeologists, revealed that it was the tomb of the deceased. an Aboriginal teenager who lived 2,000 years ago.

The discovery was presented on the road linking Cali to Yumbo, as part of an extension of the road. The Institute for Research and Preservation of the Cultural and Natural Heritage of the Valle del Cauca (Inciva) explained that it had been registered during the second phase of archaeological prospecting, rescue and monitoring ; According to the newspaper The weather.

This process is implemented in areas with known archaeological wealth to prevent buildings from damaging heritage. A group of archaeologists is therefore conducting excavations to verify that the place is conducive to carrying out infrastructure work.

"The work of preventive archeology in the area of ​​Arroyoyo has been considered particularly interesting since its inception as it was felt that one could find in the foothills of the Western Cordillera pre-Hispanic colonies related to the region of Calima or the geographical valley of the river Cauca, which in both cases implies the extension of the frontier of the societies that inhabited the mountain and valley two thousand years ago, "he explained. The weather the director of Inciva, Álvaro Rodríguez.

Indeed, in the midst of this work, archaeologists, led by Sonia Blanco, found a well and a burial chamber at a depth of 2.50 meters. "It contains the body of a teenager placed on a bed of stones, in a position of lateral ulnar attached and oriented east-west.The remains were accompanied by two ceramic vases and some lithic vases", said Rodríguez.

According to the survey, there is a primary burial accompanied by a funeral trousseau, and states that the remains are well preserved despite the winter waves and the multiple buildings which were presented on the site of the discovery. Now, badyzes will be conducted to determine whether it is the Yotoco society of the Calima region or the Cauca River Malagana.

Archaeologists have pointed out that the importance of discovery lies in the fact that no evidence has been reported for the Arroyohondo area. This is an opportunity to increase knowledge about the societies that lived there. In addition, they believe that many deposits have been affected by earlier constructions of roads, buildings and service networks.