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Archaeologists find new mass child sacrifice site in Peru
June 09, 2018 12:15 By Agence France-Presse
A group of archaeologists has discovered the remains of more than 50 children who were ritually sacrificed by the pre-Columbian Chimu culture on the northern coast of what is now Peru.
The site is located a close to another where evidence of the biggest-ever sacrifice of children was found, with more than 140 youngsters were slain.
But the most recent discovery may be even bigger.
"So far we have found the remains of 56 children who were sacrificed by the Chimu culture," archaeologist Gabriel Prieto told AFP."At this new site, we can easily double the number of remains we found in Huanchaquito," he said, referring to the nearby location where over 140 dead were found.
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