Two mummies intact 1000 years old

New archaeologists discovered two pre-Colombo mummies, dating back over 1,000 years, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru.

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At the Huaca Pucllana Tomb, an ancient religious complex in the territory of Miraflores, Lima Province, archaeologists have discovered an adult's mummy and a mummy of a supposedly sacrificial child. , buried with some other sacrifices.

A mummy in the excavation area has yet to be opened, around the mummy is some crafts.(Photo: AFP)

"This is one of the most important findings in more than three decades because both mummies were found intact," Gladys Paz, a member of the archeology team, told AFP while at the shrine. tomb.

At the place where two mummies were discovered, the researchers also found seven jars used to drink tea, 12 bags of cloth and some leftover parts of the three guinea-pigs.

The first signs of the tomb where two mummies were discovered were found on October 20. The team is still unopened two mummies that will take to the laboratory to determine age and sex within the next 4 to 6 months.

This is the third time intact mummies have been discovered among more than 70 tombs excavated in the area since 1981. In 2010, archaeologists found a grave that buried a woman with 4 people. baby A mummy of a 13-year-old girl was discovered in 2008.