Dozens of tombs containing hundreds of 1,200-year-old ancient mummies were discovered in Peru

According to experts, ancient mummies from this age to birth reach 1,200 years old.

Discovered dozens of graves containing hundreds of ancient mummies in Peru

Recently, archaeologists have discovered dozens of tombs and hundreds of 1,200-year-old ancient mummies in the Cotahuasi valley, Peru.

Archaeologist Justin Jennings, who is in charge of the Ontario Royal Museum in Toronto, said: "These graves lie around on a small hill, the dead are numbered in turn."

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Through a preliminary survey, the experts found, along with the rigor of establishing burial sites, mummies were also arranged in a scale when the knees were bent near the shoulders and the arms were placed vertically. follow the chest part.

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These corpses are wrapped in thick cloth and fixed with rope. Archaeologists say these mummies are of different ages, from the age of the fetus, newborn to the elderly . The youngest mummies (like babies) are buried in a jar.

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These mummies are not really "beautiful " because they are somewhat devastated by water and rodents . In addition, the researchers found that some mummies were intentionally broken, their bones scattered at the intersection of the graves.

Archaeologist Justin Jennings shared: " Although many mummies are broken, there are also intact mummies. We are looking for fragments to create the perfect mummy, but this is a challenge. great consciousness ".

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Currently, archaeologists are still searching and tracing the roots of these ancient mummies. Thereby, they hoped to find a solution in why some mummies were kept intact, while others were intentionally destroyed.Perhaps, these mummies were caught in a curse of the old society.