Archeology
Discovered collective grave of Inca civilization in Peru
Peruvian archaeologists have discovered a mass grave of the ancient Inca civilization in the northern coastal region of Lambayeque.
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Tragic 56 child remains in the sacrificial cemetery
This painful cemetery includes 56 skeletons of children aged 11-14 and 30 young camel skeletons, dating back to 1200-1400 AD.
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New discoveries in Peru reveal the possibility of the Inca skull surgery
Thousands of years before anesthesia techniques and accurate medical devices were born, humans performed complicated surgeries.
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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.
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The mystery of 'transcontinental highway' is 40,000km long since ancient times
This extremely sophisticated 'highway' system has turned the Inca empire into one of the most powerful ancient civilizations in the western hemisphere.
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Discover the mummy of women aged 4,500 years in Peru
On April 22, Peruvian archaeologists announced the discovery of a mummy dating from 4,500 years in the coastal city of Aspero.
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Ancient city built from mud
Chan Chan is the capital of the Chimor kingdom in ancient Peruvian history, with buildings built from unique mud.
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Discovered the pre-Inca baby mummy in Peru
Recently, archaeologists have discovered a mummy dating back more than 1,000 years at the Puruchuco relic, capital of Lima, Peru. This mummy is defined as a baby who liv…
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Discovered a 1,000-year-old Peruvian mummy in a sitting position
More than 1,000 years ago, this 50-year-old woman was
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Sweden returned the pre-Inca shroud to Peru
On June 16, Sweden handed Peru a precious pre-Inca shroud in the first batch of smuggled foreign diplomats in the western South American country 80 years ago.
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Discover ancient walls at the Pachacamac monument in Peru
Belgian archaeologists have discovered an ancient temple decorated with colorful murals and precious worshiping objects covered on the raw ground of Pachacamac monuments…
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Horror Inca mummy was tortured
A recent study published in the journal PLoS ONE (February 26, 2014) reveals the heavenly facts about a mysterious mummy of an Inca woman tortured brutally in a murder r…
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Discover thousands of 1,500 year old artifacts in Bolivia
In the recent expedition of Bolivia's Lake Titicaca lake, archaeologists found thousands of bone fragments, including many pieces of gold and silver, from 1,500 years ag…
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The Virgin has tuberculosis before being sacrificed
Recent research on a 500-year-old mummy named
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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. Human remains and jewelry were found in the tomb ab…