Mass graves in Peru reveal dozens of women living and dying with weaving?

The Peruvian Ministry of Culture said that because the women were buried with these items, they were likely dedicated to weaving. The women are buried in a sitting position, with their legs bent, and most are under the age of 30.

The mass grave of many women weavers in the 15th century in Peru.

Jorge Meneses Bartra, an archaeologist who led the research project, told Peru's Andina news agency : "It was a very special population, they were not so young considering the average life expectancy of people at that time was 40 years. The skeletons were wrapped in a cotton cloth and then covered with another fabric made of plant tissue."

The number of objects found in this mass grave includes dozens of ceramic objects. This shows that the people buried belonged to the upper class.

Archaeologists discovered this mass grave 10 meters long and wide, sealed with mud and containing fragments, could have been used as a tomb marker.

The ancient city of Chan Chan, meaning "sparkling sun" in Chimú, was the largest city in pre-Colombian America and the capital of the Chimú Empire, known for its ritual sacrifices. human economy. This empire reached its peak in the 15th century, before being conquered by the Incas around 1470.

Archaeologists have yet to find any evidence that the remains in this mass grave were the result of sacrifices. In fact, researchers still don't know how these people died.

In the tomb, archaeologists discovered one skeleton that "remains anatomically correct" and another in a mess. This finding shows that the ancients buried people soon after they died and some people a long time later.