Ancient Secrets Unearthed: Utility Workers in Peru Uncover 1,000-Year-Old Mummy While Digging Pipeline
The 1,000-Year-Old Mummy Found By Accident In Lima
AFP News Agency/YouTubeArchaeologists have determined that the remains belong to a boy between the ages of 10 and 15.
Archaeologists determined that the mummy was a boy who died between the ages of 10 and 15. He was found near the trunk of a huarango tree, which was commonly used as a tomb marker by pre-Inca peoples.
“The burial and the objects correspond to a style that developed between 1000 and 1200,” said Jesus Bahamonde, an archaeologist with Cálidda.
Meanwhile, a substantial trove of artifacts was found alongside the mummy. This included the shroud the boy had been wrapped in, as well as calabash gourds. Ceramic plates, bottles, and jugs decorated with geometric designs and human figures including fishermen were also found next to the mummy.
Archaeologists believe the tomb and artifacts come from the pre-Inca Chancay culture, which thrived in the Lima region between approximately the 11th and 15th centuries C.E..
The Wealth Of Mummified Bodies That Have Been Found Across Peru
For thousands of years before the Spanish arrived in Peru circa 1528, the region was home to a number of diverse civilizations that left behind an enormous amount of relics for archaeologists to uncover.
Cálidda, in particular, is responsible for more than 2,200 archaeological finds in Peru since 2004. Meanwhile, the city of Lima alone has more than 400 archaeological sites.
This newly-found pre-Inca mummy is just the newest in a long line of discoveries in the region.
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