Tragic skeletons of 56 Chimu children who were sacrificed to appease the gods 600 years ago are found alongside the remains of 30 llamas in Peru
Fifty-six children and 30 llamas are believed to have been ritually sacrificed by the Chimu civilisation
It is thought they were killed as part of a ritual to stave of devastating floods caused by a major El Niño event
Chimu groups started to sacrifice children after rituals involving adults failed to stop heavy rain and floods
The Chimu were a pre-Incan culture that emerged out of the remnants of the Moche people around AD 900
By Harry Pettit For Mailonline
Published: 08:19 EDT, 8 June 2018 | Updated: 08:58 EDT, 8 June 2018
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5820865/Skeletons-56-Chimu-children-sacrificed-appease-Gods-700-years-ago-Peru.html
