Detecting a 1,000-year-old mummy in a carefully wrapped

Archaeologists have unearthed a funeral complex of ancient Ychsma containing mummies buried about 1,000 years ago in Peru.

In a large-scale excavation in Pachacamac, Peru - a pilgrimage site of Pre-Colombian civilians below, scientists from the Center for Archeological Research of the University Université libre de Bruxelles ( CReA-Patrimoine) discovered a sanctuary containing funeral rooms and mummies after 9 weeks of discovery.

They discovered three large structures and what was supposed to be a sanctuary dedicated to the ancestors of the local people. This is part of the Ychsma project , named after the region's native people.

In the area, they found a well-covered coffin structure and a 'well-preserved' mummy .

Archaeologists discovered the funeral room with mummy.

The team also discovered a number of other ruins such as shells, vases, dogs and other valuables along with a 'chapel' suspected to host pilgrims from abroad.

The team said that the burial site could be converted into a water temple and cured in the late 15th century during the reign of the Inca empire. However, before the Incas arrived, the sanctuary contained funeral rooms and many mummies.

While most of the structure was looted in Spain's conquest, the mummy-containing room was still intact.

The team of scientists plans to study within the coffin-like structure using X-ray scanning technology, axial tomography, 3D reconstruction and other imaging methods, to illuminate the inside. without affecting the material.

'The deceased is wrapped in a giant structure like a coffin,' said Professor Peter Eeckhout, who led the expedition. 'Such discoveries are very rare and this mummy is very well preserved.'

The researchers predicted that the mummy was buried in the period of 1,000 to 2,000 years BC.