Archaeologists find 800-year-old mummy in Peru: “Completely tied up with ropes”

Researchers have found a mummy in Peru that is at least 800 years old. The mummified remains were found on the outskirts of the capital Lima. The researchers want to determine exactly how old the mummy is by means of radiocarbon dating.

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Remains found inside an underground structure were tied up by ropes and with the hands covering the face

A team of experts has found a mummy estimated to be at least 800 years old on Peru's central coast, one of the archaeologists who participated in the excavation said.

"The main characteristic of the mummy is that the whole body was tied up by ropes and with the hands covering the face, which would be part of the local funeral pattern," said Van Dalen Luna, from the state university of San Marcos.

The remains are of a person who lived in the high Andean region of the country, he said. "Radiocarbon dating will give a more precise chronology."

The mummy was found inside an underground structure found on the outskirts of the city of Lima. In the tomb were also offerings including ceramics, vegetable remains and stone tools, he said.

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