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Yomiuri Shimbun
4 days ago
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- Yomiuri Shimbun
Utility Workers in Peru Unearth Pre-Incan Tomb with 1,000-year-old Remains
LIMA (AP) — Utility workers excavating trenches to expand underground gas networks in Peru's capital unearthed two pre-Incan tombs on July 31. One was empty, but the other held the 1,000-year-old remains of an individual, alongside four clay vessels and three pumpkin shell artifacts. This isn't the first time Calidda, the company that distributes natural gas in Lima, has found archaeological remains. Over more than two decades of excavation work to expand the underground network, the company says it has made more than 2,200 discoveries. According to archaeologist Jose Aliaga, the vessels' iconography and their black, white and red colors 'allow us to establish a connection with the pre-Incan Chancay culture, which is approximately 1,000 to 1,470 years old.' Aliaga told The Associated Press that the individual was found wrapped in a torn bundle, in a sitting position with his legs against his chest, and his team will continue cleaning the remains. 'Lima is unique among Latin American capitals,' Aliaga said, 'in that various archaeological finds are unearthed during nearly every civil project.' The Peruvian capital, a city of 10 million people, has more than 400 archaeological sites from the Inca era, the 15th century, or earlier, from the pre-Inca period, according to the Ministry of Culture. On the same day, passersby stopped in their tracks to observe the burial site, even taking out their cellphones to take a picture. 'I always thought they were paths where no one had lived,' said Flor Prieto, who was walking with her 7-year-old daughter. 'But now I know that people older than the Incas have lived there … it feels so exciting.' 'It is very common to find archaeological remains on the Peruvian coast, including Lima, mainly funerary elements: tombs, burials and, among these, mummified individuals,' said Pieter Van Dalen, dean of the College of Archaeologists of Peru. Van Dalen was not involved in the July 31 discovery.
Kuwait Times
02-08-2025
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- Kuwait Times
Gas workers uncover 1,000-year-old mummy in Peru
An archaeologist cleans a skull attributed to the pre-Inca Chancay culture. A crew of workers accidentally discovered a mummy more than 1,000 years old while installing gas pipes in Peru's capital Lima, their employer and archaeologists said Thursday. The mummy was found last week in a tomb underneath a street north of Lima, said archaeologist Jesus Bahamonde. The mummy was covered in a shroud in a seated position, arms and legs bent. Aerial view of an ancient tomb attributed to the pre-Inca Chancay culture accidentally unearthed by workers installing a gas pipeline in Lima's Puente Piedra district.--AFP photos In this aerial view an archaeologist cleans a skull attributed to the pre-Inca Chancay culture accidentally unearthed by workers. Aerial view of the site where an ancient tomb attributed to the pre-Inca Chancay culture was accidentally unearthed by workers installing a gas pipeline in Lima's Puente Piedra district. View of a skull and artifacts found in an ancient tomb attributed to the pre-Inca Chancay culture. An archaeologist cleans a skull attributed to the pre-Inca Chancay culture. Pottery was also found in the tomb which was dated to the pre-Inca Chancay civilization that lived around the Lima region between the 11th and 15th centuries. It was believed to be part of a large, ancient cemetery. Lima, a city with over 10 million inhabitants, also houses more than 500 archaeological sites. Gas company Calidda has reported more than 2,200 chance archaeological discoveries since 2004. — AFP
Malay Mail
01-08-2025
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- Malay Mail
Gas workers dig up ancient Chancay tomb buried beneath Lima sidewalk — right by a front door
LIMA, Aug 2 — Human remains pointing to a 1,000-year-old pre-Hispanic cemetery were unearthed in northern Lima by workers digging under the Peruvian capital to install a gas pipeline, an archaeologist told Reuters on Thursday. The tomb was found on a residential street just two meters (6.6 feet) from the front gate of a house. Jose Pablo Aliaga, an archaeologist for gas distribution firm Calidda, said the remains of a man wrapped in burial cloths alongside pottery likely pointed to a burial complex, after another body was found nearby last month. "The material evidence suggests that it could be a burial of the Chancay culture, from approximately 1,000 to 1,200 years ago," said Aliaga, pointing to a coastal fishing-based civilization known for its textiles and ceramics. "We are probably over a pre-Hispanic cemetery, as we found another burial just around the corner from here," he added. It is common for companies excavating under Lima to hire archaeologists due to the number of sites scattered in the city. Last month, Calidda gas workers working in the same district of Puente Piedra discovered the remains of a mummified woman, which researchers estimate are over 900 years old. Peru's 10 million-strong capital hosts over 400 archaeological sites dotted around the city. Calidda has itself reported over 2,200 archaeological discoveries in the last two decades, most of them traced back to the Chancay culture. The South American nation is home to hundreds of archaeological sites, including the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in the Andean region of Cusco, and the ancient Nazca lines carved into the coastal desert of its Ica region. — Reuters
The Standard
01-08-2025
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- The Standard
Utility workers in Peru unearth pre-Incan tomb with 1,000-year-old remains
Archaeologist Jose Aliaga works at the site where city workers discovered ancient remains, from the pre-Inca Chancay culture, and artifacts as workers were digging a natural gas line for the company Calidda in the district of Puente Piedra on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)
Asharq Al-Awsat
01-08-2025
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- Asharq Al-Awsat
Gas Workers Uncover 1,000-year-old Mummy in Peru
A crew of workers accidentally discovered a mummy more than 1,000 years old while installing gas pipes in Peru's capital Lima, their employer and archaeologists said Thursday. The mummy was found last week in a tomb underneath a street north of Lima, said archaeologist Jesus Bahamonde. The mummy was covered in a shroud in a seated position, arms and legs bent, AFP reported. Pottery was also found in the tomb which was dated to the pre-Inca Chancay civilization that lived around the Lima region between the 11th and 15th centuries. It was believed to be part of a large, ancient cemetery. Lima, a city with over 10 million inhabitants, also houses more than 500 archaeological sites. Gas company Calidda has reported more than 2,200 chance archaeological discoveries since 2004.
