Eight mummies and several
Pre-Inca artifacts were unearthed in Lima, Peru by gas workers digging into
ancient alleys of the capital.
“We are recovering
those leaves of the lost history of Lima that is just hidden under the tracks
and streets,” said archeologist Jesus Bahamonde.
Over 1,900 archeological discoveries were made since gas company Calidda began working to expand the gas line system.
The eight mummies were those male individuals including six minors. The bodies were wrapped in cotton cloth, bounded with ropes of vines, and bundled up in a trench.
Experts believe the
eight males belonged to the pre-Inca culture of Ichma, formed about A.D. 1100.
“When the
Spaniards arrived in the 16th century they found an entire
population living in the three valleys that today occupy Lima…what we have is a
kind of historical continuation,” Bahamonde said.