19th-century mummies discovered by construction crew in Peru 0:59
Thomson Reuters Posted: Feb 02, 2018 2:47 PM ET Last Updated: Feb 02, 2018 3:24 PM ET
Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed three 19th-century mummies of Chinese immigrants. The bodies were found inside their wooden coffins by workers of Calidda, a natural gas distributor in Lima and Callao.
The mummies were buried less than a metre (3.2 feet) deep in the Lima district of Carabayllo. Their coffins contained traditional Chinese artifacts, such as lighters and pipes to smoke opium.
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