Archaeologists have unearthed four mummies of children from at least 1,000 years ago in a region considered a “sacred ceremonial space” by ancient inhabitants in Peru’s capital, according to a researcher.
The infant mummies found, as well as another adult mummy, belong to the Ychsma culture, which developed on the central coast of Peru before the Inca Empire, said archaeologist Luis Takuda, who is investigating an ancient complex in Lima’s Rimac district.
The remains were found on Monday (20) at the foot of a clay staircase on top of “Huaca la Florida”, a small hill being studied where there is believed to be a hidden archaeological temple built 3,500 years ago, Takuda said.
“What we are seeing is that the entire region where we are positioned right now is a very important ceremonial atrium,” said Takuda, during archaeological work in the area.
In Lima, with around 10 million inhabitants, discoveries of mummies and ancient remains are frequent. The country’s capital has approximately 400 archaeological ruins, both in peripheral and residential neighborhoods, according to experts.
Peru’s largest archaeological remains are outside Lima or in places like Cusco, capital of the Inca Empire that fell to Spanish rule in the 16th century.
Source: CNN Brasil
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