Research Uncovers Forgotten Infant Burial Sites in Sligo

Research uncovers forgotten infant burial sites in Sligo

A Sligo archaeologist has identified previously unrecorded burial grounds used for babies who were stillborn, miscarried or who died soon after birth without being baptised.

Submerged cave remains point to an 8,000-year-old burial site

A newly discovered prehistoric skeleton found deep inside a flooded cave along Mexico’s Caribbean coast may mark a burial site at least 8,000 years old, according to underwater archaeologists working in the region.It was recovered at a depth of eight metres within a submerged cave system that is part of a sprawling network of cenotes and underground rivers between the tourist hubs of Tulum and Playa del Carmen.The cave passages, which stretch ki…