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« on: August 30, 2008, 08:59:16 pm »

Mummy discovered in Peruvian city
The mummified remains of a woman who died 500 years before the Incas have emerged from the rubble of an ancient tomb beneath the bustling streets of the Peruvian capital.
 
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 A mummy of the Wari prehispanic culture is seen inside a recently discovered tomb in Lima's Huaca Pucllana ceremonial complex
Archaeologists working at the Huaca Pucllana site in the Miraflores neighbourhood of Lima unearthed the mummy on Tuesday along with the remains of another two adults and a child.

The tombs are thought to belong to members of the Wari tribal culture who lived and ruled in Peru from 600-800 AD.

Huaca Pucllana contains the ruins of an ancient plaza, a partially excavated mound of rocks, bricks and dirt. So far about 30 tombs have been unearthed there, but yesterday's discovery was the most exciting.

"We'd discovered other tombs before," said Isabel Flores, the director of the ruins. "But they always had holes, or were damaged. Never had we found a whole tomb like this one - intact."

The mummy sat in a deep hole walled in with crumbling bricks. A pair of large blue eyes glared menacingly from its wooden face mask.

"Her face startled me at first," said Miguel Angel, 19, who was working with the archaeologists at the dig. "I wasn't expecting to find anything like that."

The workers carefully covered the mummy in tissue paper before lifting it onto a wooden board.

Next to the mummy were an array of tools and other objects including ceramics and textiles.

The Wari had a capital near the modern city of Ayacuho in the Andes, but they developed an extensive road network and travelled across the whole region.

The Incas did not start to conquor and dominate Peru until the 13th century AD.
 
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« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2008, 09:03:57 pm »

Pre-Incan female Wari mummy unearthed in Peru

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Tue Aug 26, 6:15 PM ET
 


LIMA (Reuters) - Archeologists working at Peru's Huaca Pucllana ruins pulled a mummy from a tomb on Tuesday, thought to be from the ancient Wari culture that flourished before the Incas.

 
 Besides the female mummy, the tomb contained the remains of two other adults and a child. It is the first intact Wari burial site discovered at Huaca Pucllana in the capital Lima, and researchers believe it dates from about 700 AD.

"We'd discovered other tombs before," said Isabel Flores, director of the ruins. "But they always had holes, or were damaged. Never had we found a whole tomb like this one -- intact," she said, standing on the ancient plaza, a huge partially excavated mound of rocks, bricks and dirt.

Workers wrapped the female mummy in tissue paper before lifting it onto a flat wood board. They exposed her face, revealing two big, bright blue orbs in her eye sockets. They extracted the other adult mummies, which were also whole, earlier in the week.

"Her face startled me at first," said Miguel Angel, 19, a worker at Huaca Pucllana who helped unearth the tomb.

"I wasn't expecting to find anything like that," he said. It was not clear what the fake eyes were made of.

The Wari people lived and ruled in what is now Peru for some 500 years, between 600 AD and 1100 AD. Their capital was near modern-day Ayacucho, in the Andes, but they traveled widely and are known for their extensive network of roads.

Flores said about 30 tombs have been found at Huaca Pucllana, surrounded by Lima's busy streets.

When in good condition, Wari tombs can be identified by the ceramic and textile offerings placed around the dead.

Small children were often sacrificed and it is common to find their bodies alongside adult ones. The child discovered with the adult mummies at Huaca Pucllana was likely sacrificed.

The discovery at Huaca Pucllana confirms the Wari people buried their dead in what is now Lima and offers a more complete picture of how burials were done. "This enriches Lima's story," Flores said.

(Editing by Fiona Ortiz and Kieran Murray)

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Archaeologists cover a female mummy of the Wari prehispanic culture before pulling it out from a recently discovered tomb in Lima's Huaca Pucllana ceremonial complex August 26, 2008. The tomb, which besides the female mummy contained the remains of two other adults and a child, is the first intact Wari burial site discovered at Huaca Pucllana, said Isabel Flores, director at the ruins.
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« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2008, 09:06:44 pm »

Its strange how mummifcation rituals was done in the Americas?  is there A Egyptian connection?
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A mummy of the Wari prehispanic culture is seen inside a recently discovered tomb in Lima's Huaca Pucllana ceremonial complex August 26, 2008. Archaeologists working at the ruins of Huaca Pucllana in the country's capital pulled a mummy from a tomb on Tuesday, thought to be from the ancient Wari culture that flourished in modern-day Peru before the Incas.
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A mask from a mummy of the Wari prehispanic culture is seen inside a recently discovered tomb in Lima's Huaca Pucllana ceremonial complex August 26, 2008. Archaeologists working at the ruins of Huaca Pucllana in the country's capital pulled a mummy from a tomb on Tuesday, thought to be from the ancient Wari culture that flourished in modern-day Peru before the Incas.
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« Reply #6 on: August 30, 2008, 09:16:55 pm »

That's a good question, is there a connection?

Both sides also had pyramids and glyphs, too.

I think that a central tribe probably settled both, bringing all these rites to each culture (but mixing them up a bit, so they weren't exact).

Who knows which side of the Atlantic was settled first?
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A mummy of the Wari prehispanic culture is seen inside a recently discovered tomb in Lima's Huaca Pucllana ceremonial complex August 26, 2008. Archaeologists working at the ruins of Huaca Pucllana in the country's capital pulled a mummy from a tomb on Tuesday, thought to be from the ancient Wari culture that flourished in modern-day Peru before the Incas.
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« Reply #8 on: August 30, 2008, 09:23:44 pm »

Looks like there is a strong Meso beliefe in the after life, like the Egytian ritual beliefe's 
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« Reply #9 on: August 30, 2008, 09:52:58 pm »

Oh mummy! Archaeologists unearth ancient tribe members sacrificed 1,300 years ago

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Piercing blue eyes undimmed by the passing of 1,300 years, this is the Lady of the Mask – a mummy whose discovery could reveal the secrets of a lost culture.

She was found by archaeologists excavating a pyramid in Peru’s capital city Lima,
alongside two other adult mummies and the sacrificial remains of a child.


It is the first time a tomb from the region’s Wari culture has been discovered intact and gives historians the chance to pin down exactly how the pre-Incas buried their dead.

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« Reply #10 on: August 30, 2008, 09:56:28 pm »

Looks like there is a strong Meso beliefe in the after life, like the Egytian ritual beliefe's 

Well, most cultures believe in the afterlife, but the mummiifcation?  That's a little odd.
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« Reply #11 on: August 30, 2008, 09:58:27 pm »

Archaeologists have uncovered this mummy and three others belonging to the ancient Wari culture in Peru

The mummy - assumed to be a noblewoman because of the ornate mask - was found in a crouching position surrounded by ceramics and textiles associated with female weavers.

“Her face startled me at first,” said 19-year-old Miguel Angel, one of the workers who carried her body out of the tomb.


“I wasn’t expecting to find anything like that.”


Earlier in the week, workers at the Huaca Pucllana site removed two adult mummies found lying near the lady of the mask.



Researchers gently lift the well-preserved mummy from the tomb

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The mummy is believed to be more than 1,300 years old

Archaeologists have been excavating the area for three years and while they found plenty of artefacts, the 30 other tombs uncovered had been looted.

The Wari, who came from Peru’s southern highlands and ruled a vast area of the country from 500 to 1000 AD, conducted multiple burials and sent their loved ones into the afterlife with provisions and the tools of their trade.

“We’d discovered other tombs before,” Isabel Flores, the dig’s director, said. “But they always had holes or were damaged. Never had we found a whole tomb like this one – intact.   


“The sacrifices were very common, particularly of children and young girls. They were part of their ritual offerings to the sea and the land.”       

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An archaeologist take notes at the tomb which was uncovered at the Huaca Pucllana ruins in Lima
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Scientists also discovered the remains of a child as well as an assortment of artefacts
Two other masks were found near the bodies but the archaeologists believe the blue-eyed mummy was the only important woman among the dead.

“The mask had very firm eyes, they seemed very strong, and it shocked the workers as much as the archaeologists,” Ms Flores said.

Tests are being carried out on the other adult mummies to find out what sex they are but Ms Flores said identifying the noblewoman’s gender was relatively simple.

When in good condition, Wari tombs can be identified by the ceramic and textile offerings placed around the dead.


Small children were often sacrificed and it is common to find their bodies alongside adult ones.


Archaeologists said the child discovered with the adult mummies at Huaca Pucllana was most likely sacrificed.


The discovery confirms the Wari people buried their dead in what is now Lima and offers a more complete picture of how burials were carried out.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1049754/Oh-mummy-Archaeologists-unearth-ancient-tribe-members-sacrificed-1-300-years-ago.html
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