Peru’s ancient burial site reveals more secrets as sacrificial remains surface
The children and adults are believed to have accompanied a VIP, whose remains were unearthed in November
23 February 2022 - 19:45
Peruvian archeologists have unearthed eight children and 12 adults apparently sacrificed about 800-1,200 years ago, in a major dig at the pre-Incan Cajamarquilla complex east of Lima.
The remains were outside an underground tomb where the team from Peru’s San Marcos University in November found an ancient mummy thought to be a VIP bound with ropes in a fetal position...
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