An Intact Tomb Preserved for 600 Years Opens a Window Onto the World of the Chimú Elite in Peru
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An intact tomb preserved for 600 years opens a window onto the world of the Chimú elite in Peru
For more than six centuries, a compact mass of stone kept looters and treasure hunters away from a tomb at Chan Chan, the largest adobe city in the Americas. Beneath those fill deposits, in the walled complex of Utzh An, the former Great Chimú Palace, a team of Peruvian archaeologists uncovered a nearly intact funerary platform. The discovery took place in Trujillo, in the La Libertad region, within the ancient capital of the Chimú kingdom on Pe…
In Peru, a team of archaeologists discovered a funeral platform dating from about 600 years ago at the site of Chan Chan, in the region of La Libertad. (ANSA)
In the Semáforo of this Thursday September 10, he knows the position of El Comercio on the following topics. First, the new direct route Cusco–São Paulo, which will operate since March 2027, will enhance tourism in the south by connecting the imperial city with the largest South American market. Second, the finding of an intact Chimú funerary center with 38 elite individuals in Chan Chan enriches the heritage and opens new historical perspective…
A team of archaeologists discovered a funeral platform of approximately 600 years old in the archeological complex of Chan Chan, in the La Libertad region.The finding, qualified as “exceptional” by the Ministry of Culture, includes the remains of at least 38 individuals and various objects of “high status” of Chimú society.The discoveries were made in the walled Utzh An, former Grand Chimú Palace and considered the most extensive of Chan Chan Ch…
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