Peru: Archaeologists estimate that a woman who was excavated may be 1,200 years old | More History

The title of the excavation project describes the presence of women, who were tied with ropes, as ‘strange and special’.

Archaeologists in Peru It has been reported that women exhumed outside Lima’s capital may be between 800 and 1,200 years old.

The woman was found in a cemetery about 3 meters (10 meters) long and 1.4 meters (4.5 meters) deep in Cajamarquilla, which is about 24km (14.9 miles) east of Lima.

It appears to be the remains of a man between the ages of 18 and 22 when he died. The body was found tied with a rope, hands wrapped around his face.

Archaeologist Pieter Van Dalen, director of archeology at the National Major San Marcos University, called the findings “unusual and extraordinary”.

“Mothers would have been buried between 800 and 1200 AD,” he said.

Scientists can use carbon time to determine the exact age of a mummy.

Van Dalen said Cajamarquilla is an urban area that would be home to 10,000-20,000 people. It was built around 200 BC and was occupied until about 1500 AD.

Also found in the tombs are the bones of the Andes Pig as well as what archaeologists believe is a dog. Rows of corn and vegetables were also found in the tomb. The attendance was first announced on Friday.

Archaeologist Pieter Van Dalen Luna shows a 800- to 1,200-year-old woman who was excavated earlier this month at the Cajamarquilla archaeological site. [Cris Bouroncle/AFP]

Peru is home hundreds of archaeologists places from various cultures dating back to and after the Inca Empire, which dominated the regions of western South America in the 15th and 16th centuries. The empire was conquered by the Spanish.

In October, archaeologists uncovered many tombs containing the remains of about 25 people at the Chan Chan Archaeological site, which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986. Chan Chan was the capital of the Chimu dynasty, which eventually arrived his age in 1986. 15th century before his conquest by the Incas.

In 2019, archaeologists he found The bodies of 227 children believed to have been killed during a child abduction ceremony, near a modern town on the shores of Lake Huanchaco.

The site, also believed to belong to the Chimu period, was the largest cemetery of the sacrificial children found in Peru.