Ancient “Human Sacrifices” Found at Huaca Bandera
Announced last week, the 197-foot-long (60-meter-long) sacrificial chamber or passageway at the Huaca Bandera archaeological site belonged to the Moche culture.
August 1, 2010 | Archaeology, News
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Human remains found at Kuélap ruins
Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of 79 Chachapoyans while carrying out restoration work at the hill-fortress of Kuelap in Northern Peru.
August 1, 2010 | Archaeology, News
Klaus Koschmieder – Latest Chachapoyan Discoveries
German archaeologist and explorer Klaus Koschmieder has made a huge number of discoveries relating to the Chachapoyan civilisation, single-handedly writing the book on the builders of the lost cities of Kuélap and Gran Pajaten.
July 26, 2010 | Amazonas Guide, Archaeology
More tombs at the La Pava de Mochumí site
Five more tombs have been discovered at the La Pava de Mochumí where recently the 800 year old tomb of a shaman was found, just outside Chiclayo, the archaeology meca of Peru.
March 4, 2010 | Archaeology, News
The missing link in Lambayeque
Researchers scouring the Lambayeque region for decades in an attempt to discover more about its most ancient past have directed their attention towards the archaeological site of El Chorro, located in the district of Pomalca.
Their efforts were successful.
November 25, 2009 | Archaeology
Severed heads among discovery at Sacsayhuamán
Above the Inca capital of Cusco (Q’osco) sits the important ceremonial site and one of human-kinds most impressive constructions called Sacsayhuamán, which despite its global fame still offers up secrets to investigators. Yesterday the discovery was announced of three burials, one of which contained the severed heads of the Inca’s enemies.
November 13, 2009 | Archaeology, Commentary/Opinion, News
Priestess of Cahuachi
Tomb discovered of an elite child dating to the early Nasca Period. With the mummy were various pieces of jewellery made from gold, silver and precious stones.
Paying for a guardian out of his own pocket for 27 years turned out to be worth it for the Italian archaeologists Giuseppe Orefici, director of the Nasca Project. Not reimbursed by his supervisors in Italy nor (shamefully but all too predictably) by the Peruvian state, it is thanks to the Italian’s dedication at the heavily tomb-raided ceremonial city of Cahuachi, a expansive adobe city of countless buried pyramids, that a recent discovery was able to be made.
November 7, 2009 | Archaeology, News
Lady of Pacopampa: A woman born to rule
After three years of work in the town of Pacopampa, a team of archaeologists led by Yuji Seki have found the outlines of an ancient temple that would have formed part of a larger complex located 20 minutes from the modern town of the same name. But far more impressive is what they’ve found buried inside the temple. The team discovered the tomb of a woman, whose social position quickly became evident.
October 19, 2009 | Archaeology, Cajamarca Guide
Pre-Inca tomb found at Salapunku, Machu Picchu reserve
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Culture (INC) have found a pre-Inca tomb at the Salapunku archaeological site located in the protected area of Machu Picchu.
The Salapunku site, located above the railway line than today takes visitors to the ruins of Machu Picchu, is home to a bridges, an aqueducts and now pre-Inca tombs.
The discovery was made in the area known as Zone III and the tombs were located in a sheltered part of a rock face. The burial is thought to be of the Quillke culture that lived here before the Incas, as Quillke pottery was found alongside the bones, as well as fragments of obsidian.
June 17, 2009 | Archaeology, Cusco Guide, News
Huaca Huallamarca
In the heart of lush residential San Isidro, the Huaca Huallamarca is one of dozens of pre-Columbian sites found within the city of Lima – a densely populated area even then. Heavily restored and open to tourists, the pyramid sits surrounded by huge modern penthouses that are a stark and unusual contrast for such an ancient ruin.
February 23, 2009 | Archaeology, Lima City Guide, Modern Peru
Two Sicán elite found at the Bosque de Pomac archaeological site
New excavations have uncovered two burials of Sicán elite. The co-director of the archaeological project, Carlos Elera Arévalo, explains that the remains of both bodies were found with gold, silver and copper ornaments that demonstrate their position in their society, and the period during which they lived – around 900-1100 BC.
November 28, 2008 | Archaeology, News
Ancient tomb found in Torontoy, Machu Picchu
A team from Peru’s National Institute of Culture (INC) working on the ruins of Torontoy in the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, have discovered the tomb of an Inca with full funerary regalia. The gender and age of the tomb’s owner has not yet been determined, but found with the body were a number of decorated ceramics and two pins.
November 28, 2008 | Archaeology, News
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