December
11
/ 2013
More than one hundred archaeologists have been working tirelessly on a 3,000-year-old site near Bogota that experts believe could reveal new insights into Colombia's pre-Hispanic people. The ancient site was found by chance during land surveys preceding the construction of an electrical substation. The construction project has now been halted while archaeologists work quickly to recover thousands of priceless remains. The discovery had been heralded as Columbia’s largest excavation site, with some 170 archaeologists scouring through 7.8 hectares of ruins and artefacts. Already, more than 30,000 ceramic pieces have been recovered at the dig site, as well as human bones and teeth. But this is only just scratching the surface. Archaeologists believe that the site, which is located in the
