US EditionUtility Workers Uncover 1,000-Year-Old Pre-Inca Mummy in Peru's Capital
- Utility workers excavating trenches in Peru's capital uncovered a pre-Inca mummy about 1,000 years old, found just half a meter from the surface.
- The mummy was discovered in a seated position, with dark brown hair, as stated by José Aliaga, an archaeologist at utility Cálidda.
- Jesús Bahamonde from Cálidda explained the mummy likely belonged to the Chancay culture, which thrived from 1,000 to 1,470 AD.
- Van Dalen remarked that mummies found on the Peruvian coast are usually naturally mummified due to desert conditions.
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1,000 Year Old Pre-Inca Mummy Unearthed in Peru
Ceramic vessel (earthenware, slip paint) from the Chancay culture in Peru. Credit: Walters Art Museum / Public Domain A team of archaeologists has uncovered a well-preserved pre-Inca mummy in a residential district of Puente Piedra, halting routine construction on a natural gas pipeline. The pre-Inca mummy unearthed in Peru is believed to be over 1,000 years old and was discovered during excavation work on Santa Patricia Avenue. The burial site,…
Utility workers uncover 1,000-year-old pre-Inca mummy in Peru’s capital
Utility workers excavating trenches to expand the network of natural gas pipelines in Peru’s capital have uncovered a pre-Inca mummy approximately 1,000 years old, barely half a metre (20 inches) from the surface.
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Utility workers uncover 1,000-year-old pre-Inca mummy in Peru's capital
Utility workers excavating trenches to expand the network of natural gas pipelines in Peru’s capital have uncovered a pre-Inca mummy approximately 1,000 years old, barely half a meter from the surface.
Los Angeles Times
Independent EspañolTwo dozen workers in orange vests and white helmets dug a ditch to extend a gas pipe when they ran into a strange lump.
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