1,000-year-old canoe burial brought woman to the 'land of the dead' - study
For the Mapuche, it represents the deceased's final journey on the canoe to Nomelafken, also known as the destination of souls, said to reside on the other side of the sea.
Detail of the disposition of the body of the woman and its association with remains of wood, freshwater mollusks, red pigments and painted pottery.(photo credit: Pérez et al., 2022, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
