Detecting at least 60 1,500-year-old mummies buried in Southern Peru

A group of researchers recently found the remains of at least 60 people and 6 trophy heads (the head of an enemy collected by ancient tribal people) in 27 grave wells. Valley Screw, in the province of Arequita, southern Peru.

According to Maria Cecilia Lozada, one of the participants in research at the University of Chicago, the mummies mentioned include the remains of adults and babies, dating back about 1,500 years.

One like skull of Peruvian mummy.

Thanks to the region's dry climate, some of them have naturally dried.

Researchers at the University of Chicago believe that the mummy group belongs to the culture called La Ramada , settlers in this valley and the surrounding area.

For ' trophy heads' , archaeologists think that they belong to members of the same community who died in battles. They believed they might have been transferred from battlefields to be buried with the owner.

According to researcher Cecilia, the excavation of the mummies was carried out from 2012 to 2015.

These findings were published by the American Society of Archeology researchers in April, and they will also publish a detailed study of this discovery.