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10.21.2008

Archaeologists Find Unique, Early US Relic Of African Worship


How the African bundle might have looked 300 years ago. (Credit: Brian Payne, University of Maryland)

ScienceDaily— University of Maryland archaeologists have dug up what they believe to be one of the earliest U.S. examples of African spirit practices. The researchers say it's the only object of its kind ever found by archaeologists in North America - a clay "bundle" filled with small pieces of common metal, placed in what had been an Annapolis street gutter three centuries ago.

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