Archaeologists found four skeletal remains at an ancient Peru burial site, all laid facing the mountains, the source of water for the region.
A temple burial discovered in Peru from roughly 3,800 years ago pre-dates the rise of the Incan Empire.Archaeologists found four skeletal remains, all laid facing the mountains, the source of water for the region. Finding burial remains from pre-Incan times casts a new light on the history of South America.
The burial area included funerary goods of stone pendants and snail shells, decorum that was previously associated with the group, and pottery shards were found across the temple siteLocated in Peru’s Viru Valley, the temple site is likely from sometime between 1800 to 900 BC, known as the Early Formative period, predating the powerful Incan Empire.
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