Peruvian workers unearth centuries-old tombs while laying pipelines
02 Oct 2022 Created: 10:28 AM Last Updated: 10:28 AM
Lima, Oct. 2 (BNA): Energy company workers in Peru discovered a dozen centuries-old tombs from pre-Inca cultures during the construction of a gas pipeline, according to the project's archeologists, in the latest find from the South American country's rich ancient past.
The oldest burials date back eight centuries and likely belong to Peru's Huaura culture, while others probably pertain to the Chancay culture from around 600 years ago, said archeologist Cecilia Camargo.
She said that beyond the skulls and other bones found in the dry sandy soil in Peru's Carabayllo district, about 50 miles (80 km) north of Lima, some of the tombs also included pottery as well as small clay figurines, possibly representing goddesses, Reuters reported.
The remains of both adults and children were found inside burial bundles, explained archeologist Roberto Quispe.
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Peru's Carabayllo district