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1,100 year old peruvian mass grave unearthed.

A tomb containing the ‘perfectly intact’ remains of 60 people - who were slaughtered in sacrificial offerings more than 1,100 years ago - has been discovered in Peru.
Archaeologists found the mass grave, in an eight metre deep and 150 metre wide pit, in Lambayeque on the country’s northern coast.
They also unearthed the remains of dogs and horses at the site, which is next to a key Sican ceremonial centre, in the historical Pomac Woods, 500 miles north of Lima.

Carlos Elera and Jose Pinilla, who have been excavating the area since January, said the remains included headless skeletons and 30 skulls.
They were, more likely than not, offered in sacrifice to the gods of the Sican culture.

El Comercio newspaper reported that dishes and ceramics were also found. In a feature on the find, it said: ‘What most impressed the scouts is that in some cases gives the impression that the sacrificed were violently thrown from above.’
In January, archaeologists found the tomb of a ‘high ruler’ of the religion, which emerged around 700AD and continued until 1375, in the same area.




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1,100 year old peruvian mass grave unearthed.

A tomb containing the ‘perfectly intact’ remains of 60 people - who were slaughtered in sacrificial offerings more than 1,100 years ago - has been discovered in Peru.

Archaeologists found the mass grave, in an eight metre deep and 150 metre wide pit, in Lambayeque on the country’s northern coast.

They also unearthed the remains of dogs and horses at the site, which is next to a key Sican ceremonial centre, in the historical Pomac Woods, 500 miles north of Lima.

Carlos Elera and Jose Pinilla, who have been excavating the area since January, said the remains included headless skeletons and 30 skulls.

They were, more likely than not, offered in sacrifice to the gods of the Sican culture.

El Comercio newspaper reported that dishes and ceramics were also found. In a feature on the find, it said: ‘What most impressed the scouts is that in some cases gives the impression that the sacrificed were violently thrown from above.’

In January, archaeologists found the tomb of a ‘high ruler’ of the religion, which emerged around 700AD and continued until 1375, in the same area.

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