Archaeologists should not assume deep-past ritual and daily life were separate. Rupert reports seeing South American Indigenous libations—drink poured onto the ground to thank “mother earth”—among three or four tribes in Argentina’s Saltera region. Offering pits with Mulra cigarettes, cocoa leaves, food and drink might later be mistaken for refuse pits. Great caution! 🏺
Embedded ritual in everyday prehistoric life vs South American indigenous parallels
Key facts
- Speakers argue ritual and practical everyday living may not have been separated in the deep past
- Indigenous peoples in South America practice libation — pouring drink onto ground before consuming to thank 'mother earth'
- Speaker Rupert witnessed this practice in three or four different tribes in the Saltera region of Argentina
- Ritual offering pits were lined with Mulra cigarettes, cocoa leaves, food and drink
- Such offerings could be misidentified as refuse pits by future archaeologists
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