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Archaeologists unearth ancient mummy surrounded by coca leaves in Peru
FRANKLIN BRICEÑO
Associated Press
Published 6:30 p.m. ET June 16, 2023
LIMA, Peru — Archeologists have found a pre-Hispanic mummy surrounded by coca leaves on top of a hill in Peru’s capital next to the practice field of a professional soccer club.
A team from The Associated Press on Thursday viewed the skeleton with long black hair lying face up with its lower extremities tied with a rope braided from vines of vegetable origin. Stones surrounded the mummy buried one meter (three feet) down.
Miguel Aguilar, a professor of archeology at Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, said the mummy was buried in a ritual that included coca leaves and seashells.
The burial was on top of a destroyed U-shaped clay temple, a characteristic of some pre-Hispanic buildings. The mummy has not yet been subjected to radiocarbon dating to determine its age, Aguilar said.
More:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2023/06/16/mummy-found-in-peru/70331889007/