Ancient Pre-Inca Mummy Discovered During Gas Line Work in Peru’s Lima
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Workers installing gas pipes in Lima, Peru, unearthed a more than 1,000-year-old mummy, according to archaeologists and the utility company Calidda. The remains, believed to be a boy aged 10 to 15, were found in a seated position beneath a street in the Puente Piedra district. <\/p>\n
The tomb also contained pottery linked to the pre-Inca Chancay culture, active between the 11th and 15th centuries. Peru mandates archaeological oversight during excavation due to its rich heritage; over 2,200 similar finds have been reported by Calidda since 2004.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ancient Pre-Inca Mummy Discovered During Gas Line Work in Peru’s Lima …………….. Workers installing gas pipes in Lima, Peru, unearthed a more than 1,000-year-old mummy, according to archaeologists and the utility company Calidda. The remains, believed to be a boy aged 10 to 15, were found in a seated position beneath a street in the …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":130339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[10878],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-130340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archaeology"],"yoast_head":"\n