Excavation of the pre-Inca aristocratic tomb

Archaeologists claim to have excavated a tomb dating to about 1,200 years old, from pre-Inca times, in northern Peru.

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Jewelry and objects inside the tomb

Human remains and jewelry were found in the tomb above. Most likely this is the resting place of a noble member from the time of Sican culture or also called Lambayeque culture (northern Peru), AFP quoted lead researcher Carlos Wester La Torre.

Experts have found a gold ear cover, silver crown and about 120 silver or bronze jewelry along with 116 pieces of porcelain and shellfish.

The tomb is 6 meters deep beneath the Chotuna-Chornancap shrine near Chiclayo, the capital of Lambayeque region, where the Sican clergy's remains were found in October last year.

'This finding is very important because we now know one of the most prestigious classes in the cultural era of Lambayeque' , expert Wester La Torre said.

Sican culture, commonly referred to as Lambayeque culture, worshiping Sican gods.

The Sican culture appeared between 700 and 750 AD and maintained a strong influence until 1375, with a peak between 900 and 1100.

At that time, between 7 and 8 Sican gods represented the power of gods on the ground.