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Palmares de Castillo | Prehistoric Uruguay Also there is a show gallery of the archaeological material of more than 2.500 years of antiquity, found in the “Cerritos de Indios"( Indian's Hill ), small elevations, no more than 3 meters, although very visible from long distance in the flat horizon. They had several functions and they were of different types: many were cemeteries or graves; others were used as platforms and others to realize his ceremonial rites. Gifts such us marine wolf’s tooth, conches, polished stones and chips of quartz were found at some human’s burials. In others, the archaeologists found dogs' skeletons; “boleadoras” (strips of leather weighed with stones at either end which were used like lassos to catch cattle), Arches, etc. These objects were probably placed next to the person’s body so that the same ones were accompanying it in his trip to further away. This shows us how much elaborated was their religious credence. From there, another footpath takes us up to the bird’s observatory.
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Also you can arrive at the biological reservation of the Potrerillo going by a dirt road at the km 304 of route 9 or by the “Camino Del Indio “(Way of the Indian on route 14 towards the city of” Castillo”) traveling this way you can appreciate the “Palmares of Castillo” (Clusters of palms). | ||||||||