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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Pre-Incan female Wari mummy unearthed in Peru

Pre-Incan female Wari mummy unearthed in Peru

By Dana Ford Tue Aug 26, 6:15 PM ET

LIMA (Reuters) - Archeologists working at Peru's Huaca Pucllana ruins pulled a mummy from a tomb on Tuesday, thought to be from the ancient Wari culture that flourished before the Incas.
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Besides the female mummy, the tomb contained the remains of two other adults and a child. It is the first intact Wari burial site discovered at Huaca Pucllana in the capital Lima, and researchers believe it dates from about 700 AD.

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