Buried Village of Ceren, El Salvador (IMAGE)

University of Colorado at Boulder

Buried Village of Ceren, El Salvador

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Structures at Ceren were buried in up to 17 feet of ash over a period of several days, freezing the 1,400-year-old village in time.

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University of Colorado

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