HUARAL, Peru, Feb 25 (Reuters) – Peruvian archaeologists have found some 30 pre-Inca period graves in a cemetery belonging to the Chancay folks, a gaggle who inhabited valleys of Peru’s central coast from 1000 to 1500 AD.
The newly discovered 800-year-old graves have allowed specialists to know extra in regards to the Chancay tradition, which has been little researched, Pieter Van Dalen, archeologist at San Marcos college, informed Reuters.
“Within the final yr we now have found greater than 2,000 burials in several cemeteries of the Chancay tradition,” he added.
Tv footage present archaeologists brushing mud off vases in several shapes with seen paintings within the cemetery.
The graves unearthed belong to folks from completely different social courses, based on Van Dalen, who famous some had been discovered at as much as 5 meters (16.4 toes) under the floor and belonged to Chancay’s elite.
Reporting by Angela Ponce; Writing by Valentine Hilaire; Modifying by Sandra Maler
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