Workers of a natural gas company found themselves in front of an incredible discovery
Eight well-preserved mummies at least 1,000 years old were accidentally discovered during gas utility operations in Lima, the capital of Peru.
Eight mummies and pre-Inca objects — including opium pipes — uncovered by gas workers in Peru https://t.co/F4RceSsjKc pic.twitter.com/Gi3F0DszbN
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The tomb with the 8 mummies was found by workers digging on a road in Carabayllo area and estimated to date back to the era of the Ichmaa culture that flourished in the area around 1100 AD, before the Incas.
Six of the mummies are estimated to belong to babies and children, which is why the authorities believe that this is a children’s cemetery.
Eight mummies that could be at least a thousand years old were found in Peru during gas works in Lima. These pre-Inca burial bundles are not the first discovery by the gas distribution company. pic.twitter.com/8euKTncPmr
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The children probably died of anemia and starvation “due to a climatic event that affected local agriculture,” said Jesus Bahamonde Schreiber, an archaeologist at the Calidda gas company.
The 1,000-year-old remains of two infants and four children bundled in fabric have been accidentally found by gas workers in Peru.https://t.co/Ax97fbkXOK
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Inside the tomb were found two adult mummies with their belongings – opium pipes, shoes and Chinese playing cards.
Archaeologists say that more than 1,900 historical finds have been found in the area since the campaign to expand the natural gas pipeline in the region began.
Source :Skai
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