Ancient Secrets Unearthed: Utility Workers in Peru Uncover 1,000-Year-Old Mummy While Digging Pipeline
“It is very common to find archaeological remains on the Peruvian coast, including Lima, mainly funerary elements: tombs, burials, and, among these, mummified individuals,” said Pieter Van Dalen, Dean of the College of Archaeologists of Peru.
TwitterArchaeologists believe the 3,000-year-old mummy found in 2023 was from the Manchay culture.
In 2023, for instance, a group of archaeology students found the remains of a 3,000-year-old mummy next to a trash can at a soccer field.
In 2021, archaeologists accidentally discovered a mummy bound in rope that dates back at least 800 years and was found in a seated position with its hands covering its face.
Other discoveries from the Inca period include one of the best-preserved mummies in the world. The find has been dubbed the Mummy Juanita and it shows almost no decay, with both skin and hair intact.
Some of these remains became naturally mummified, particularly those in deserts where the dry heat dehydrates the skin. Other mummies, like Mummy Juanita, show signs of burial practices designed to preserve the body.
This includes the practice of burying the body in a seated position with their hands covering their face – just like the pre-Inca mummy recently found in Lima.
In the end, perhaps what’s most surprising about this mummy is that it went undiscovered until now, given that it was found in a district of the city that has seen a significant increase in urban development recently. And as more development continues in Lima, other historic discoveries are sure to come.
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