Burial grounds
Close-up of skulls in Skull Cave, near Tawali Resort. Skull Cave contains skulls of native inhabitants. Caves were used as burial sites for important people. Traditional burial ritual included people being buried upright with a clay pot over their heads. When the heads separated from the body, the pot was removed and the skull taken to the cave as a gesture of respect.
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Location: Milne Bay, Milne Bay Province, Southeastern Papua New Guinea, Oceania
Photo credit: © Stephen Frink / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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