This page is viewed 274 times TravelioThree renowned French archaeologists have been traveling through the country to document the existence of cave art.Their findings at Morazan and La Union shed new light on the ancient inhabitants of El Salvador. Their Findings at the Morazan and La Union shed new light on the ancient Inhabitants of El Salvador. French archaeologists Philippe Costa, Eric Gelliot and Simon Merci from the Sorbonne University in Paris have been travelling through eastern El Salvador to document cave art found in this part of the country and try to better understand who and when created this. French archaeologists, Philippe Costa, Eric Gelliot from the Sorbonne University in Paris and Simon Authority have been traveling through eastern El Salvador to document cave art found in this part of the country and try to better understand who and when this is created. The experts focused on 11 archaeological sites which hadn't been properly documented before, and of which there were just some vague mentions in documents from the 1920s and 30s. The experts focused on 11 archaeological sites which had not been properly documented before ', and of which there were just some vague mentions of the documents from the 1920s and 30s. Their findings proved the country's rich cultural heritage, showing a diversity of styles that correspond to different peoples and eras. Proved the country's rich cultural heritage to their Findings, showing a diversity of styles that correspond to different peoples and Eras. One of the most remarkable findings was in Morazan, where they found a site with Maya motifs, when it had been previously believed that the Maya civilisation hadn't extended beyond the Lempa River. Findings One of the most remarkable was in Morazan, where they found a site with Mayan motifs, Believed that previously had been when it had not extended beyond the Lempa River to the Mayan Civilisation. In the same site, they found the remains of a fortress which probably predated the arrival of the Spanish, and had only been briefly mentioned in documents in the 1940s. In the same site, they found the remains of a fortress which probably predated the arrival of the Spanish, and had been only briefly mentioned in the documents in the 1940s. At La Union, they found a rock carving of a snake which had great similarities with the Jaguar Disc at the Maya site of Cara Sucia in Ahuachapan (El Salvador), found at the end of the 20th century. At La Union, they found a rock carving of a snake which had great similarities with the Jaguar at the Mayan site of Cara Sucia in Ahuachapan Disc (El Salvador), found at the end of the 20th century. This illustrates the movement and possible commercial routes followed by the pre-hispanic peoples, and may indicate that the Lempa River wasn'ta static border and may have shifted through the times. This illustrates the movement and possible commercial routes Followed by the pre-hispanic peoples, and may indicate that the Lempa River wasn'ta static border and may have shifted through the times. The investigators were also particularly interested in pottery found as this will help them date the sites more accurately and establish whether their ancient inhabitants had contact with other cultures. The Investigators were interested in the pottery found particularly as this will also help date them more accurately and establish whether the sites to their contact with other cultures had ancient Inhabitants. According to experts, eastern El Salvador was a kind of crossroads for different civilisations, and that can be appreciated in its rock art which features elements from different places. According to experts, eastern El Salvador, was a kind of crossroads for different Civilisations, and that can be appreciated in its rock art, which features elements from different places. The results of the French archaeologists' research will be published in a year's time and distributed to universities and museums in El Salvador as well as local authorities. The results of the French archaeologists' research will be published in a year's time and distributed to the Universities and museums in El Salvador as well as the local authorities. These new findings add to the existing tourism offering of El Salvador, which includes important historic sites, majestic volcanoes, lush forests, amazing wildlife and excellent beaches on the Pacific coast. These new Findings add to the existing tourism offering of El Salvador, which includes important historic sites, majestic volcanoes, lush forests, amazing wildlife and excellent beaches on the Pacific coast.
