Source: CCTV.com

08-28-2008 11:47

Peruvian archaeologists have uncovered an intact mummy dating back to a time even before the Incas. The remains are those of a member of the Wari civilization -- found in a recently discovered tomb in Lima's Huaca Pucllana ceremonial complex.

Peruvian archaeologists have uncovered an intact mummy dating  back to a time even before the Incas.

Archaeologists working at the ruins recovered the mummy from the tomb Tuesday. According to scientists the mummy is that of a female who appears to have come from the ancient Wari civilization.

The tomb contained remains of two other adults and a child. The discovery appears to be the first intact Wari burial site discovered at Huaca Pucllana. Researchers date the tomb to about 700 A.D.

Thirty tombs have been discovered at Hauca Pucllana, amid the clamour of Lima's busy streets.

Ritual sacrifice of children was common among the Wari people. Archeologists believe the child's found alongside the adult mummies probably was the victim of sacrifice.

The Wari people lived and ruled in what is now Peru for some 500 years. They travelled widely, creating an extensive network of roads while they dominated the land between 600 and 1100 AD. Their capital was near modern-day Ayacucho, in the Andes.