The mummified remains were found alongside preserved textiles, ceramic vessels, and other objects at the Huaca Pucllana monument.
A worker uncovers a mummy belonging to the pre-Inca Ychsma culture buried in a shallow funeral chamber on an ancient sanctuary during an excavation in the Huaca Pucllana, in the heart of a residential area in the district of Miraflores in Lima, on September 5, 2023.with well-preserved brown hair in Peru’s capital city of Lima.
Archaeologists have found other mummies and ancient offerings at the Huaca Pucllana site before. But there is still more to be uncovered, according to the team. Lima itself is home to
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