Ancient shell llama offering found in lake Titicaca
Monday, August 3, 2020 - 18:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A llama carved from a spondylus shell and a cylindrical laminated gold foil object were the contents of a carved stone box—an offering—found at the bottom of Lake Titicaca, according to researchers from Penn State and the Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. The offering, found near an island in the lake, was not located where others had found offerings in the past.