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Remains of "elite woman" who died 5,000 years ago discovered at site of former garbage dump in Peru
The mummy was found in Aspero, a sacred site within the city of Caral that was a garbage dump for over 30 years until ...
Los expertos no dan crédito: hallan en Perú el cadáver de una mujer de hace 4.500 años con piel y uñas intactas
Descubren en Perú el cuerpo de una mujer de hace 4.500 años con la piel intacta: éste revela el rol femenino en la antigua ...
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This Ancient High-Status Woman Was Buried With a Parrot-Feather Cape and a Beaded Toucan’s Beak in Modern-Day Peru
Around 5,000 years ago, members of an ancient Peruvian Indigenous group buried an elite member of their society: They wrapped ...
Archaeologists Found a Stunningly Preserved 5,000-Year-Old Mummy—in a Garbage Dump
An archaeological site that used to be a garbage dump has revealed the extraordinarily preserved mummy of an elite woman from ...
Lavish gravesite confirms women’s power in ancient South America
An ancient woman’s recently discovered, richly adorned gravesite is helping archeologists better understand the complex ...
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Archaeologists In Peru Uncover The 5,000-Year-Old Grave Of An Elite Woman Buried With A Toucan’s Beak
While excavating the ancient fishing village of Áspero in western Peru, archaeologists uncovered a grave from the Caral ...
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Exceptionally Well-Preserved Remains of a 5,000-Year-Old Woman from Elite Coastal Culture Found in Peru
Supe, to which the buried woman belonged, are recognized as one of 6 societies that originated human civilization.
Hallazgo histórico en Perú: descubren momia de mujer de la élite de la civilización Caral con uñas y piel preservadas
La tumba, intacta y con un ajuar funerario de gran valor, revela el estatus elevado de la mujer de Caral, quien contaba con ...
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Una momia de 5.000 años en Perú desvela las claves de una sociedad ‘en armonía’
El descubrimiento en el oeste de Perú de los restos humanos de una mujer de la civilización Caral, la más antigua de América, ...
4,500-Year-Old Burial in Peru Reveals Exceptionally Well-Preserved High-Status Woman
The woman—with skin, hair and nails still intact—belonged to the little-known Caral civilization, which flourished in Peru ...
Archaeologists unearth body of 5,000 year-old woman in former dump
A tomb was uncovered in Peru and revealed the 5,000-year-old remains of a 'high-status' woman belonging to the ancient Caral civilization in a former city dump. Other artifacts were found as well.