Archaeologists Uncover 3 Ancient Cemeteries in Untouched Region — Mysterious Burial and 4,000-Year-Old Rock Art Revealed

Archaeologists Uncover 3 Ancient Cemeteries in Untouched Region — Mysterious Burial and 4,000-Year-Old Rock Art Revealed

One of the standing stones discovered by the team, which may have marked the boundaries of the area.Photo: Hamza Benattia A major archaeological discovery has come to light in northern Morocco, on the Tangier Peninsula just south of the Strait of Gibraltar. Three ancient cemeteries—including a rare stone burial site dating back 4,000 years—have been unearthed in a region previously unexplored by researchers.The groundbreaking find, published on …

A group of archaeologists from Spain and Morocco have discovered three ancient cemeteries on the Tangier peninsula, Morocco, one of them from about 4,000 years ago, with cave paintings.A trio of archaeologists from the University of Barcelona and the University of Castilla-La Mancha, both in Spain, and from the National Institute of Archaeology and Heritage of Morocco, have discovered three ancient cemeteries on the Tangier peninsula. In their s…