Strange mummies with carved masks found in Peru – and the discovery could shed light on an ancient empire
Archaeologists have unearthed 73 strange mummies in Peru, some with carved masks, from different time periods ranging from around AD800 to AD1100.
The mummies were found in funerary bundles in a “spectacular” state of preservation at Pachacamac – the site of an extensive complex of cemeteries dating to the expansion period of the Wari empire.
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