3,000 year-old ancient mummy found under rubbish dump in Lima, Peru.

Kane Khanh | Archeaology
June 24, 2023
3,000-year-old Peruvian mummy found under trash dump may have been left as a sacrifice | Business Insider India3,000 year-old ancient mummy found under rubbish dump in Lima, Peru.
Archaeologists initially found remains of the mummy’s hair and skull in a cotton bundle during excavation, before uncovering the rest of the mummy.
3,000-year-old Peruvian mummy found under trash dump may have been left as a sacrifice
The mummy was probably from the Manchay culture, which developed in the valleys of Lima between 1500 and 1000 BC, archaeologist Miguel Aguilar said, and was associated with the construction of temples built in a U-shape that pointed toward the sunrise.
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The person had been left or offered as a sacrifice during the last phase of the construction of the temple.

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