Peruvian archaeologists have discovered the tomb of an elite figure with close ties to the sea who was a member of the Chancay Culture a pre-Incan civilization that developed between 1,100-1,400 CE on what is today the Andean nation's central coast.
By Carla Samon Ros Huaral province, Peru, May 19 (EFE).- Peruvian archaeologists have discovered the tomb of an elite figure with close ties to the sea who was a member of the Chancay culture, a pre-Incan civilization that developed between 1,100-1,400 CE along what is today the Andean nation’s central coast. The tomb is the …
By Fernando Gimeno Lima, Dec 10 (EFE).- Bound from head to toe by ropes and with hands covering the face, the so-called Cajamarquilla mummy had been hidden for roughly a thousand years until being recently discovered on the outskirts of Peru’s capital. Like a real-life representation of Edvard Munch’s iconic painting “The Scream,” the grim …