Archaeologists find 800-year old mummy in Peru
The mummy was found inside an underground structure found on the outskirts of the city of Lima. In the tomb were also offerings including ceramics, vegetable remains and stone tools.
An archaeologist cleans a wooden mask of the Mochica culture at
Chan Chan archeological complex in Trujillo, Peru October 22, 2018. (photo credit: DOUGLAS JUAREZ / REUTERS)
A team of experts has found a mummy estimated to be at least 800 years old on Peru's central coast, one of the archaeologists who participated in the excavation said on Friday.
The
mummified remains were of a person from the culture that developed
between the coast and mountains of the South American country. The
mummy, whose gender was not identified, was discovered in the Lima
region, said archaeologist Pieter Van Dalen Luna.
"The
main characteristic of the mummy is that the whole body was tied up by
ropes and with the hands covering the face, which would be part of the
local funeral pattern," said Van Dalen Luna, from the State University
of San Marcos.
The remains are of a person who lived in the high Andean region of
the country, he said. "Radiocarbon dating will give a more precise
chronology."
The
mummy was found inside an underground structure found on the outskirts
of the city of Lima. In the tomb were also offerings including ceramics,
vegetable remains and stone tools, he said.
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