Jeff Meyerson saw Portable Ancestors Open for Strawberry Alarm Clock

Archaeologist finds defleshed human bones in ancient religious complex in Bolivia: Archaeologists investigating a religious complex in Bolivia have discovered an ancient mortuary where human body parts were boiled, stripped of their flesh, and cleaned. Experts believe the practice was carried out to enable the remains of the deceased to be easier to transport making them what archeologist Scott C. Smith calls “portable ancestors”.