A group of seven natives (five adults, a young child and baby) were going about their daily routines in the canyon when they were surprised and set upon by unknown assailants and brutally massacred. Investigators are not ruling out an ethnically motivated crime.
This could well be a plot from the pens of New Mexico mystery writers Tony Hillerman or Michael McGarrity. The difference is that the victims and the investigators are separated in time by over 900 years, more than a challenge for the best of today's cold case detectives.
Read the rest of this intriguing story at:
Ancient Massacre Discovered in New Mexico -- Was It Genocide?
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/07/070712-chaco-massacre.html
18 comments:
Lin: Strange New Mexico indeed. Love the photo
Moose, this place is even stranger than you might ever imagine but it is exactly where we were meant to be. It is just that sort of place, one that might entice you here as well someday.
Guess human nature hasn't changed all that much down the decades, sad to say, eh? Love the pic!
Too far from Owen
Shrink, you've heard that old saw; "The more things change, the more they remain the same." Until a social system comes along which addresses and acknowledges the immutable core nature(s) of mankind, I doubt we will see advances.
Moose, we all set our own borders in the end, I suppose. I bet you'd still love it out here though.
Oh, I know I would without a doubt. But right now Owen is our greatest world.We go thru withdrawal if we don't see him for 4 days.
Moose, yeah, I can see where withdrawal from that particular little grand moose would be very painful. He is such a doll!
People are the same. Interesting story.
FHB, we certainly are still consistent as a species, aren't we?
Wow that's quite the cold case. Imagine coming across such a scene of violence.
Whew! I'm glad this is not from the current news in your area!
Phlegmmy, I was thinking the same thing - glad the 'hood has quieted down considerably in 900 years.
Babzy, even if it didn't seem all that recent, you know that discovering something like that is still going to leave you with the serious heebie-geebies for a while. Touch wood ... so far, so good here!
G'day Lin,
Lovely shot. And the story certainly got me intrigued.
Beautifully presented.
Keep smiling
David
My guess is that the Gallinas were the early equivalent of Mensa people. If you do live reasonably near that place be careful. Mensa is still not accepted by the average. You and Mark need to exercise exteme care.
Hope that didn't spook you....
hehehehe
And g'day to you David!
You will find so many intriguing stories in this Land of Enchantment' just as we have. If you find the time, do click on my link to "My Strange New Mexico". I am rather fond of this young and budding NM author and his relentlessly inquisitive nature for unusual stories. I hope he prospers and manages to retain his non-egotistical demeanor.
My blog friends such as yourself do keep me smiling with comments when things seem ever so trying, ever so discouraging at times.
Oh Cat, not to worry, I gave the Mensa mailing list the slip years ago. Now I am simply a village idiot without a village and I like it - a lot! Mark practices Dumb and Dumber with me now on a daily basis and we are finally reaching our stride.
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