ULB archaeologists dicover a 1,000-year-old-mummy in Peru
Researchers from the Université libre de Bruxelles’s centre for archaeological research (CReA-Patrimoine) has announced the discovery of a well-preserved Inca mummy at an excavation site at Pachacamac Peru.
The excavation was carried out as a part of the ‘Ychsma’ project, named after the region’s native people.
Under the supervision of Professor Eeckhout, three monumental structures were explored which includes a sanctuary dedicated to the local ancestors. Before the Inca settled in the area, the sanctuary included large funerary chambers and numerous mummies, most of which were looted during the Spanish conquest. Miraculously, one of the chambers was found intact during the latest round of excavations: this is the funeral chamber that held the mummy.
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2018/05/ulb-archaeologists-dicover-a-1000-years-old-mummy-in-peru/119848
