After the Great Flood
Time Periods in Lagoa Santa
First Burial Pattern (10,600 to 9,700 years ago): Intact bodies in specific positions, like a seated child, mark Lagoa Santa’s earliest funerary practices.
After the Great Flood
How Human Survivors Restarted Society Around 8,000 BC
With a stabilized climate, renewed access to resources, and an opportunity to settle in one place, these survivors laid the foundations of a new era of civilization.