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Peru July 27th 2010

New Archaeological discovery in Northern Peru

New Archaeological discovery in Northern Peru

Peruvian archaeologists have found bones from a person believed to be a leader of a key pre-Inca civilization that is more than 1,200 years old, one of the researchers said.

Carlos Elera said the remains from the northern region of Lambayeque are from what some call the Sican culture that flourished in the area between around 700 and 1375 AD.

He said among the remains found two weeks ago in the archaeological complex Las Ventanas is a type of sarcophagus for an adult with a headdress and a feathered eye mask, which are "characteristic of the nobles of the Sican culture."

The researcher also said that objects found included a ceremonial knife, ceramics, textiles with copper plates.

Elera reported that since April when the research began at Las Ventanas, the remains of about 20 people have been found in good conditions.

Among them were remains of a child of three to four years old believed to be from between 1100 and 1150 AD. Sican culture emerged around the years 700-750 AD and remained in force until 1375, recording its apogee stage between 900 and 1100.

Researchers believe the culture flourished for around 200 years under seven to eight "lords of Sican" and then vanished after the Chimu conquest of the Lambayeque region around 1375 AD, a group that also preceded the Incas.

We operate different programs in the North. The most popular is the Moche Route (combining Chiclayo and Trujillo cities), we can include a visit to Sican Museum to learn more about the important Sican pre inca culture.

New Archaeological discovery in Northern Peru

New Archaeological discovery in Northern Peru


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