discovery of 4,500 year old female mummy sheds light on ancient peru /

Published at 2016-04-23 16:00:06

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Archaeologists say the mummified remains,found near one of the oldest cities in the Americas, probably belong to a noblewoman aged 40 to 50 Archaeologists in Peru own discovered the 4500-year-old mummy of a woman buried near in one of the most ancient cities of the Americas.
Dr Ruth Shady SolĂ­s said the
mummy was probably a noblewoman who died aged 40 to 50 years old and was buried in the coastal ruins of Aspero, or about 14 miles absent from Caral,a city with some of the most ancient pyramids in the Americas. Both sites stand about three hours north of the contemporary capital of Lima. Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com