Video - Discovery of a 3,000-Year-Old Mummy in Peru

Archaeologists in Peru have discovered a mummy that is nearly three thousand years old in Lima, marking the latest archaeological find in the country, dating back to pre-Spanish conquest times. Initially, students from "San Marcos" University and researchers found remains of hair and the skull of the mummy in a cotton bundle during their excavation, before unveiling the rest of the mummy. Archaeologist Miguel Aguilar noted that "the mummy may have belonged to the Manchay culture, which developed in the Lima valleys between 1500 and 1000 BC." Aguilar stated, "This person was left or offered as a sacrifice during the final phase of construction of this temple, approximately three thousand years ago." The archaeologists also uncovered other items buried with the mummy, including corn, coca leaves, and seeds, which they believe may have been part of an offering.

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