Peru archaeologists find pre-Inca remains

[Judi Lynn]

Wednesday July 21, 06:01 PM
Peru archaeologists find pre-Inca remains

http://d.yimg.com.nyud.net:8090/news.aunz.yimg.com/xp/afp/20100721/16/81192100.jpg

LIMA (AFP) - Peruvian archaeologists have found remains from a person believed to be a leader of a key pre-Inca civilization that is more than 1,200 years old, one of the researchers said.

Carlos Elera told AFP the remains from the northern region of Lambayeque are from what some call the Sican culture that flourished in the area between around 700 and 1375 AD.

He said among the remains found two weeks ago in the archaeological complex Las Ventanas is a type of sarcophagus for an adult with a headdress and a feathered eye mask, which are "characteristic of the nobles of the Sican culture."

The researcher also said that objects found included a ceremonial knife, ceramics, textiles with copper plates.

Elera reported that since April when the research began at Las Ventanas, the remains of about 20 people have been found in good condition.

More:
http://nz.entertainment.yahoo.com/100721/8/keak.html