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Yahoo
18-04-2025
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- Yahoo
Remains of 24 Battle Victims Discovered in Mass Burial Site by Archeologists
Archeologists have discovered what appears to be a collective burial site with the remains of 24 people. While excavating in El Curaca — a settlement in Atico River Valley, Peru, that predates Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas — researchers from the University of Wroclaw in Poland found a circular tomb containing the remains of 24 men, women and children. The names of those inside were listed on a stone inscription, a translated Facebook post from the researchers read. Related: Archeologists Discover First Pharaoh's Tomb in Egypt Since King Tut's Was Found More Than a Century Ago Each body was wrapped in a fabric, and buried "in accordance with ritual and relatively rich equipment," the post read. Additionally, the site saw "grave gifts," such as items made from ceramic, stone and wood, as well as corn cobs. Pottery pieces with the hallmarks of the Chuquibamba or Aruni people — a pre-Incan group that lived south of the excavation site, near the Majes basin, from roughly 1000 to 1450 A.D. — were also found near the bodies. "The bones confirmed numerous damages that are the direct cause of death of all individuals," the post read, which led researchers to conclude that those inside the tomb sustained fatal injuries, likely from a battle. Those in the tomb were presumably part of the side that won the conflict, given the detail of the burials and the quality of the burial gifts. Related: 'Extraordinary' Tomb of Ancient Egyptian Called 'Lady of the House' Found 4,000 Years After Her Death Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. The region in which the burial site was found was relatively undisturbed. CBS News reported that previous research led archeologists to find cave sites with rock paintings and signs of Inca roads, but otherwise, not much other anthropological work has been conducted in the area. The research team from the University of Wroclaw is expected to remain in the area through April, the outlet reported. Read the original article on People
Yahoo
18-04-2025
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- Yahoo
Tomb filled with skulls, bones of 24 battle victims discovered in Peru
Researchers carrying out excavation work in southern Peru found a tomb filled with the remains of two dozen people believed to be battle victims. Archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology at the University of Wrocław in Poland have been studying a settlement in the Atico River Valley, a geographical area along the Puru's southern coast, the university said in a translated post on social media. The settlement existed before Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas, researchers said. Previous research has found the remains of Inca roads and some cave sites with rock paintings, researchers said, but little other work has been done in the region. Archaeological work in a cemetery area led to the discovery of the circular tomb. The burial site had a stone inscription listing 24 names, including those of men, women and children. The bones found inside the burial site were analyzed. The anthropological analyses confirmed that all 24 people in the tomb had "numerous damages," or battle injuries, "that are the direct cause of death." There were also "grave gifts" found at the site, including pottery pieces identified as belonging to the Chuquibamba or Aruni people, a pre-Incan culture based around the Majes basin, south of the research site. The bodies were wrapped in textiles. Pieces of ceramic, stone and wood products were also found, as well as corn cobs. The remains at the site were buried "in accordance with ritual," the researchers noted. The research team said they believed the group was killed as a result of a conflict. The people who died were likely from the group that won the conflict, allowing for the elaborate burial, the researchers said. Work at the site will continue through April. White House responds to judge who found cause to hold Trump administration in contempt Outbreak Science | 60 Minutes Archive Demis Hassabis | Sunday on 60 Minutes
CBS News
18-04-2025
- Science
- CBS News
Tomb filled with skulls and bones of 24 battle victims discovered in Peru
Researchers carrying out excavation work in southern Peru found a tomb filled with the remains of two dozen people believed to be battle victims. Archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology at the University of Wrocław in Poland have been studying a settlement in the Atico River Valley, a geographical area along the Puru's southern coast, the university said in a translated post on social media . The settlement existed before Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas, researchers said. Previous research has found the remains of Inca roads and some cave sites with rock paintings, researchers said, but little other work has been done in the region. Archaeological work in a cemetery area led to the discovery of the circular tomb. The burial site had a stone inscription listing 24 names, including those of men, women and children. The bones found inside the burial site were analyzed. The anthropological analyses confirmed that all 24 people in the tomb had "numerous damages," or battle injuries, "that are the direct cause of death." There were also "grave gifts" found at the site, including pottery pieces identified as belonging to the Chuquibamba or Aruni people, a pre-Incan culture based around the Majes basin, south of the research site. The bodies were wrapped in textiles. Pieces of ceramic, stone and wood products were also found, as well as corn cobs. The remains at the site were buried "in accordance with ritual," the researchers noted. The research team said they believed the group was killed as a result of a conflict. The people who died were likely from the group that won the conflict, allowing for the elaborate burial, the researchers said. Work at the site will continue through April.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
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Massive circular tomb filled with battle-scarred people unearthed in Peru
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The battle-scarred skeletons of two dozen people have been discovered in Peru, revealing new evidence of an ancient conflict. The site, El Curaca, is located in the Atico River Valley in south coastal Peru and was occupied around A.D. 1000 to 1450 by the Chuquibamba or Aruni people, who lived there before and after Spanish conquest. Archaeologists know little about the Aruni, beyond the many petroglyphs they left on cave walls in the area. But in October 2024, Jósef Szykulski of the Institute of Archaeology at the University of Wrocław in Poland and his team launched an excavation at the site and uncovered a large circular stone tomb filled with 24 skeletons of men, women and children. The collective burial included fragments of pottery, bone and stone tools, corn cobs and textiles. Preliminary analysis of the skeletons — which were wrapped in textiles — suggested that all of the people died due to injuries consistent with battle wounds. Related: Rare pre-Inca burials of 4 people found at 'water cult' temple in Peru RELATED STORIES —8 pre-Inca mummies and artifacts unearthed just beneath the streets of Lima, Peru —73 pre-Incan mummies, some with 'false heads,' unearthed from Wari Empire in Peru —5,000-year-old ceremonial temple discovered beneath sand dune in Peru The bodies were buried in a tomb along with rich grave goods, so Szykulski concluded that their side won the battle, with their surviving compatriots giving the massacred victims an honorable burial, according to a translated Facebook post. Szykulski and his team are continuing their work in Peru until the end of April. They are currently documenting the skulls using 3D scanning, working to conserve the textiles they found, and analyzing the pottery and wood items recovered from the burial. The ongoing research project, funded by the National Science Centre of Poland, will also use ancient DNA analysis in the future to better understand the pre-Inca archaeological cultures of the Atico River Valley region.
Miami Herald
07-04-2025
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- Miami Herald
Men, women, children killed in ancient conflict found buried with care in Peru
Long before the age of the Inca, the Chuquibamba culture called the mountains and valleys of southern Peru home. The Inca, despite their fame and mark left on the country, belonged to 'just a blip' in Peruvian history lasting around 300 years, according to visit Peru. The rest of the time before Spaniards arrived, Peru belonged to a collection of nomadic tribes and some of the oldest cities in South America. Researchers from the Institute of Archaeology at the University of Wrocław, Poland, were studying these ancient cultures at a site called El Curaca when they came across a special burial, according to an April 5 Facebook post from the institute. The site is located in the Atico River valley, and previous excavation seasons have revealed stone structures and richly furnished collective burials, according to the institute. The most recent archaeological season began in October, and a particular mass grave caught the researcher's attention. The burial was found in a cemetery and held 24 individual people, including men, women and children, according to the post. They were surrounded by stones and buried with elaborate grave goods, researchers said. Ceramics, bone, stone and textiles were found among the items, suggesting the bodies had been buried to a ritualistic standard and with a significant amount of care. However, analysis of the human remains found the people had not died naturally, according to the institute. All individuals exhibited a number of physical injuries to their bodies, all of which could be attributed as their cause of death, researchers said. This suggests they were likely all killed in some sort of interpersonal conflict between their group and another, according to the post. The combination of gruesome deaths followed by careful and loving burials also suggests their group was victorious in the conflict, researchers said. A win for their community would mean the victors could bury their dead per their traditions, according to the post. Ceramics from the site were dated to the early Formative period, researchers said, between 1800 and 1000 B.C. Researchers will continue to analyze the remains and grave goods found at the site to learn more about this largely unknown culture, according to the post. The research is part of the Atico Valley Project, a collaboration between the university and the government of Peru. Previous studies in the valley have led to the discovery of rock paintings, the remains of Inca roads and shell dumps from gathering and fishing communities along the coast, according to the university. The Atico Valley is on the southern coast of Peru, about a 450-mile drive south along the Pacific Ocean coastline from Lima. ChatGPT, an AI chatbot, and Facebook Translate were used to translate the Facebook post from the Institute of Archaeology at the University of Wrocław. Google Translate was used to translate the information page on the Atico Valley Project from the Institute of Archaeology at the University of Wrocław.
