Archealogists in Lima have found the mummies of an adult and a child in the Huaca Pucllana tomb, which was built in what is now Lima by the Wari culture. The site has been under excavation since 1981.
It is believed that the child was an offering to the gods and may have been buried alive after the adult’s death. Other offerings were also found such as the remains of guinea pigs and jars with feline designs.
“This is one of the most important finds in more than three decades of excavation, because the mummies are intact,” researcher Gladys Paz said.
Other mummies have been found here before, including a woman with children, and a teenage girl.
The Wari culture flourished between AD 500 to 1,000 on the coastal area of northern Peru. Little is known about them, as they did not appear to leave a written record.
