Ancient Peruvian Mummy Found Lying Just Half a Metre Below a Street

Ancient Peruvian mummy found lying just half a metre below a street

While laying gas pipes in Lima’s Puente Piedra district, workers uncovered a 1,000-year-old pre-Inca mummy just half a metre underground.

Haunting 1,000-year-old mummy found seated with brown hair still visible

GAS workers have discovered a 1,000-year-old mummy just a metre below the surface of the Earth during a routine pipe installation in Peru. The remains, believed to be a boy aged between 10 and 15-years-old, have been uncovered in surprisingly good condition, with some of his brown hair still intact. APArchaeologist Jose Aliaga excavates an ancient mummy[/caption] AFPThe remains are from the pre-Inca Chancay culture[/caption] APThe body was wrapp…

Utility workers discover 1,000-year-old mummy of a child while installing pipes in Peru

The mummy had gone unnoticed despite urban development in a district where agricultural fields have been converted into working-class neighborhoods.

Peru Gas Workers Uncover 1,000-Year-Old Mummy in Lima

Peruvian gas workers discovered the mummy of a boy believed to be over 1,000 years old while installing pipes in Lima. A team of Peruvian gas workers has stumbled upon an ancient burial while laying pipes in Lima — unearthing the remarkably preserved mummy of a young boy believed to be over 1,000 years old.The discovery was made earlier this week in the Puente Piedra district, a bustling neighborhood in northern Lima. According to Jesús Bahamond…

1,000-yr-old mummy excavated by Peruvian gas workers in Lima

The boy, estimated to be between 10 and 15 years of age, had been buried in a distinctive seated position, with arms and legs folded, and wrapped carefully in a woven shroud.