African Spirit Bundle Found; Hints at U.S. Slave Ritual
Friday, October 31, 2008 - 15:21
in Paleontology & Archaeology
An 18th-century relic found under the streets of Annapolis, Maryland, is one of the earliest examples of African religious rituals in the U.S., according to archaeologists.
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