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The Royal Tombs of Sipán Museum, located in nearby Lambayeque, contains most of the important artifacts found at Huaca Rajada, including the Lord of Sipán and his entourage. Dr. Alva helped found and support construction of the museum, which opened in 2002. The museum was designed to resemble the ancient Moche tombs.
Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed five mummies believed to be at least 1,000 years old from what was once a sacred ceremonial space that is now in one of the oldest neighbourhoods of modern ...
La doncella ("The maiden"), the oldest of the three mummies of Inca children discovered in 1999 near Llullaillaco. The Children of Llullaillaco [1] (Spanish: [(ɟ)ʝuʝajˈʝako]), also known as the Mummies of Llullaillaco, are three Inca child mummies discovered on 16 March 1999 by Johan Reinhard and his archaeological team near the summit of Llullaillaco, a 6,739 m (22,110 ft) stratovolcano ...
Archaeological sites in Peru are numerous and diverse, representing different aspects including temples and fortresses of the various cultures of ancient Peru, such as the Moche and Nazca. The sites vary in importance from small local sites to UNESCO World Heritage sites of global importance. [ 1 ]
Researchers from Poland and Peru were exploring an archaeological site on the Cerro Colorado hill, on the outskirts of Barranca, when they found the mummies, according to a Dec. 6 post from ...
Archeologists have found a pre-Hispanic mummy surrounded by coca leaves on top of a hill in Peru’s capital next to the practice field of a professional soccer club. A team from The Associated ...
Lagoon of the Mummies is an archaeological site located in the Amazon Andes region, notable for its discovery of well-preserved funeral deposits dating back to ancient times. Each funeral deposit found at the site contains a mummy in a seated position, wrapped in both plain and intricately decorated textiles.
The possible living face of Peru’s most famous mummy, a teenage Inca girl sacrificed in a ritual more than 500 years ago atop the Andes, was unveiled Tuesday. Produced by a team of Polish and ...