Pre-Incan female Wari mummy unearthed in Peru


	Pre-Incan female Wari mummy unearthed in Peru

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8-27-2008 12:54 AM

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8-27-2008 8:41 AM

jt3600

DAM ! I thought I buried my X but then that !

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/a1e6c5cc-0ed4-4c1c-b509-f99e82536337/C1BBDD19-2B44-4B80-A8D4-7934C1986A90/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080826/sc_nm/peru_archaeology_dc_1" href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080826/sc_nm/peru_archaeology_dc_1" style="font-size: 11px;">news.yahoo.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080826/sc_nm/peru_archaeology_dc_1"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/news.yahoo.com/img/D0C94433-0DFC-4BDC-8BC4-3E2C816A7426" alt="Archaeologists cover a female mummy of the Wari prehispanic culture before pulling it out from a recently discovered tomb in Lima's Huaca Pucllana ceremonial complex August 26, 2008. The tomb, which besides the female mummy contained the remains of two other adults and a child, is the first intact Wari burial site discovered at Huaca Pucllana, said Isabel Flores, director at the ruins. (Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters)" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080826/sc_nm/peru_archaeology_dc_1"><P>
 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.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080826/sc_nm/peru_archaeology_dc_1"><P>
 The Wari people lived and ruled in what is now Peru for 
some 500 years, between 600 AD and 1100 AD. Their capital was 
near modern-day Ayacucho, in the Andes, but they traveled 
widely and are known for their extensive network of roads.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080826/sc_nm/peru_archaeology_dc_1"><P>
 When in good condition, Wari tombs can be identified by the 
ceramic and textile offerings placed around the dead.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080826/sc_nm/peru_archaeology_dc_1"><P>
 Small children were often sacrificed and it is common to 
find their bodies alongside adult ones. The child discovered 
with the adult mummies at Huaca Pucllana was likely sacrificed.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080826/sc_nm/peru_archaeology_dc_1">The discovery at Huaca Pucllana confirms the Wari people 
buried their dead in what is now Lima and offers a more 
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