Ancient Remains Uncovered in Peru
Ancient Remains Uncovered in Peru
Monday, August 15, 2016
LIMA, PERU—Skeletal remains bundled up in a funerary blanket and thought to date back more than 6,000 years have been uncovered in the district of Los Olivos in northern Lima, according to a report in Living in Peru. The excavation on a hillside known as Cerro Pacifico, led by archaeologist Luis Angel Flores Blanco, has also revealed evidence of two terraced pyramids, suggesting that it was a center of the ancient Caral civilization. “This discovery is possibly the biggest indication that Los Olivos is a place full of history,” said the district’s mayor, Pedro del Rosario. Samples from the dig have been sent to museums for radiocarbon dating. To read about another recent discovery from ancient Peru, go to “A Life Story.”
http://www.archaeology.org/news/4728-160815-peru-bundled-remains
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