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Gold and silver riches from more than a millennium ago have been found in Peru, within what appears to be the first unlooted tomb of South America's Wari civilization, researchers reported Thursday.
The dramatic find is being revealed at a news conference at the El Castillo de Huarmey archaeological site, 175 miles (280 kilometers) north of Lima. It's also described in a report from National Geographic, which supported the months-long excavation.
The tomb, which dates back to an era between the year 700 and 1000, could open up an unprecedented window on the mysterious Wari, a culture that predated the Incas. "We are talking about the first unearthed royal imperial tomb," Milosz Giersz, an archaeologist at the University of Warsaw in Poland, told National Geographic.
The mummies of three Wari queens were discovered along with the remains of 60 other individuals, some of whom may have been human sacrifices.
Glittering, unlooted 1,200-year-old royal tomb found in Peru - NBC News.com
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Gold and silver riches from more than a millennium ago have been found in Peru, within what appears to be the first unlooted tomb of South America's Wari civilization, researchers reported Thursday.
The dramatic find is being revealed at a news conference at the El Castillo de Huarmey archaeological site, 175 miles (280 kilometers) north of Lima. It's also described in a report from National Geographic, which supported the months-long excavation.
The tomb, which dates back to an era between the year 700 and 1000, could open up an unprecedented window on the mysterious Wari, a culture that predated the Incas. "We are talking about the first unearthed royal imperial tomb," Milosz Giersz, an archaeologist at the University of Warsaw in Poland, told National Geographic.
The mummies of three Wari queens were discovered along with the remains of 60 other individuals, some of whom may have been human sacrifices.
Glittering, unlooted 1,200-year-old royal tomb found in Peru - NBC News.com
