An ancient mummy that could date back to as
far as the fifth century has been unearthed
near Lima.
The female mummy was discovered in La Molina
Municipality and is believed to be from the
ancient Ichma culture,
which developed around 900 CE and 1500 CE
The pre-Hispanic corpse was found with her
top half buried
alongside agricultural products such as maize
and simple tools.
Experts are pouring over the latest discovery
to discover more about the ancient find.
"This person was wrapped in this cotton.
This cotton was covered with jute (vegetable
fibre), which we have here, this is the jute.
And over the jute there is yet another layer
of cotton and then here,
this kind of protection is put here, as if
it (the mummy) were put in a basket,"
Police have cordoned off the area as investigators
continue to study the area…
in the hope that more mummies, and with them
more answers, might be found.
