The indigenous known as “indigenous Tanaru” or “indigenous of the hole”, who lived isolated for nearly three decades in the Brazilian state of Rondonia.
On 23 August the native was found dead known as “the man in the hole”who lived for more than 26 years in voluntary isolation in the Amazon jungle of Brazil
According to official sources, the man apparently died of natural causes. His exact age is unknown, but it is estimated that he may have been around 60 years old.
The “hole Indian” or “Tanaru Indian”, the last survivor of his community, of unknown ethnicity, was found dead in his hammock, inside his hut, according to the National Indian Foundation (Funai) in a Note.
He was known as “the man of the hole”, since in the huts he lived in there was always a hole in the ground. Most were empty and it is believed that he used them as hiding places, but others had pointed stakes inside so they were suspect they may have been used to hunt animals.
In the surroundings of the 53 huts it has occupied over the years, they have taken over corn and cassava plantationsas well as fruits like banana and papaya.
The man was located 26 years ago in the indigenous Tanaru land, located in the state of Rondonia, near the border with Bolivia, and has since been followed and protected by Funai.
In 2018, a group belonging to Funai stumbled upon the man in the jungle by accident and managed to film him for a couple of seconds, hacking a tree with a weapon that appeared to be an ax.
In the decades that followed, when the ethnic group was detected and monitored, all of the man’s family and friends were killed in various instances, ultimately making him the last surviving member of his tribe.
The man fiercely resisted the possibility of being contacted by anyone. He put plots and attacked with a bow and arrow anyone who tried to make contact with the.
A death without signs of violence
The institute reported that no traces were found indicating the presence of other people near the hut, nor were there any signs of violence or struggle, as the tools used by the man were found in their usual place.
A group of police experts carried out an initial inspection of the body, which will be subjected to an autopsy by a coroner of the Federal Police.
Drones and a three-dimensional scanner were used to carry out the indigenous monitoring work, as well as various remains in the place where he lived, which will also be analyzed.
During the 26 years since this indigenous was found, Funai has done so identified 53 barracks in which this man livedall with a single door and always with a hole inside the house.
At least 114 indigenous peoples have been identified in the Brazilian jungle living in isolation, without contact with non-Indians.
Source: EFE
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