It is about an hour drive from the city center. This village was covered by a volcanic layer of ash and in doing so has remarkably preserved the architectural, archaeological, and agricultural remains in the said village. For this same reason, the site has been easy for researchers to study since it is set in the same way as it did during the time when the village was still inhabited.
This is in reference to the city of Pompeii , wherein the eruption of the volcano and its volcanic ash has preserved the entire village. Joya de Ceren is a small farming village that was established during the BC.
It is located on the southeastern edge of the Mayan civilization. During AD , the entire village was evacuated with the impending eruption of Ilopango volcano. Since the said eruption, the site was re-populated by AD But this was not to be the last volcanic eruption in the area as another volcano, Loma Caldera, erupted in the year Joya de Ceren. Footprints on ceremonial road may indicate Ceren residents were fleeing volcano Anthropologists have uncovered the first and only site of ancient, large-scale manioc cultivation in Central America at Ceren The site has 1 locations.
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As noted it tells a tale of life among the 'common' people. Thus, it's definitely worth it if you're into such archaeology. Andy USA - I had a wonderful time at the site about ten years ago and greatly enjoyed all that there was to learn and particularly the contrast with the Mayan ceremonial cities.
Luis Tejada USA - this is one of the most amazing sites you have never heard of. Community Rating 2. The archaeological site contains the remains of a pre-hispanic farming village that was covered by a volcanic eruption in the seventh century AD.
Around AD , the central and western parts of the territory of the modern Republic of El Salvador were buried beneath thick layers of volcanic ash from the Ilopango volcano.
Not long afterwards, it was destroyed by the eruption of the Loma Caldera. The site was discovered during the construction of grain-storage silos in , when a clay-built structure was exposed by a bulldozer. Excavations were resumed in and been continuing since that time. The circumstances of the volcanic event led to the remarkable preservation of architecture and the artefacts of ancient inhabitants in their original positions of storage and use, forming a time capsule of unprecedented scientific value that can be appreciated in present times.
Underneath the layers of volcanic ash, the best preserved example of a pre-hispanic village in Mesoamerica can be found, with architectural remains, grouped into compounds that include civic, religious and household buildings.
To date, a total of 18 structures have been identified and 10 have been completely or partially excavated. All structures are made of earth and important features like thatch roofs and artefacts found in-situ have been recovered. The excavated structures include a large community public building on the side of a plaza, two houses of habitation that were part of domiciles, three storehouses one was in the process of being remodeled , one kitchen, and a sweat bath.
On the northeast side of the plaza there is a religious building devoted to communal festivities and one where a shaman practiced. Rammed earth construction was used for the public buildings and the sauna, and wattle and daub which is highly earthquake resistant for household structures. The degree of preservation also applies to organic materials, from garden tools and bean-filled pots to sleeping mats, animal remains and religious items that normally deteriorate in tropical conditions and were part of the subsistence and daily life of the inhabitants.
These have been preserved as carbonized materials or as casts in the ash deposits. Several cultivated fields and other vegetation has also been uncovered. These include fields containing young and mature maize plants, a garden with a variety of herbs and a henequen agave garden. The importance of this site is in the excavations that reveal the life and times of a village frozen in time. The buried village has revealed 11 excavated structures to date containing utensils, tools and ceramics.
Agricultural fields for corn and manioc have been identified, as well as cacao and other fruit trees. Storage areas that contained squash, beans, and a variety of other foodstuffs have been unearthed. No human remains, except burials, have been found at the site which indicates the population had advance opportunity to escape the impending disaster. The two sites are often combined in a day trip. From there it is about 3.
This early settlement was abandoned and ash covered by the massive volcanic eruption of Ilopango in c. This event had a disastrous effect on El Salvador, and disrupted trade routes throughout the Pacific Slope and the Highlands. It was originally thought that the eruption took place c.
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