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One of the five mummies that archaeologists believe belong to the pre-Inca Ychsma culture that inhabited the central coast of Peru.
Peruvian archaeologists have unearthed 4 mummies of young people at least 1,000 years old in what was once a sacred ceremonial area and is now located in one of the oldest neighborhoods in modern-day Lima.
Researchers discovered that the children, discovered Monday along with the remains of an adult, belong to the Ychsma culture that evolved on Peru’s central coast before the Inca empire expanded across vast swathes of the Andean region.
An archaeologist works on one of the five mummies that archaeologists belong to the pre-Inca Ychsma culture. Reuters
Some remains were discovered at the foot of a staircase on a small hill that would once have hidden a temple. Luis Takuda, an archaeologist from Lima’s Rimac district, said the temple was likely built 3,500 years ago.
“This domain is a very vital ceremonial hall,” Takuda said. “The other people who lived here in Ychsma’s time are still a sacred domain and that’s why they buried their dead there. “
Takuda said the mummies’ skulls had hair. The remains were discovered along with ceramics.
With a population of around 10 million, the Peruvian capital is home to some archaeological ruins.
Peru’s largest archaeological sites are located outside Lima, in places like Cusco, which was the capital of the Inca Empire and fell to Spanish conquistadors in the 16th century.
Reuters