Belgian archaeologists have discovered a grave containing about 80 mummies dating back several hundred years at a ruins in Peru.
Archaeologists of the Brussels Free University in Belgium found the tomb containing about 80 remains of remains in the ruins of Pachacamac, near Peru's capital, Lima. The cloths around the bones showed marinated corpses. This is the largest mass grave that archaeologists discovered in Pachacamac.
The two skeletons in the image lie in fetal posture, a ritual of burying Ychsma's dead, a civilization that existed thousands of years ago in South America. The Ychsma used to build the largest city in Pachacamac. The objects in the grave can help the scientific community better understand Ychsma civilization.
The archaeological team thinks the tomb is a resting place for pilgrims after they die of illness. But the remains of many children are also in the grave. Archaeologists identify those babies to be sacrificed to gods.
Before being annexed by the Incas in the 15th century, Ychsma civilization existed in the city of Pachacamac for more than 500 years.
A wooden false head in the grave. Like most ancient civilizations, the Ychsma did not leave any artifacts with words. So archaeologists feel very confused when determining the owner of the artifacts they find.
Painting illustrates believers walking to the temple at Pachacamac. The city of Pachacamac is the religious center of the Ychsma people for almost two millennia.
A clay face in the tomb. Archaeologists think that the ancients for clay masks and wooden heads into graves because they believe they will help the dead to heaven.
Reference: Nationalgeographic
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