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Ancient adolescent mummy discovered at archaeological site in Peru

  • Peruvian archaeologists discovered a 1,000-year-old mummy on the outskirts of Lima.
  • The mummy was an adolescent found in an underground tomb wrapped in a funerary bundle.
  • The mummy was found in a good state of conservation and included ceramics and rope.
  • The adolescent lived between 1,100 and 1,200 years ago and might have belonged to the Lima or Ichma cultures.
  • The archaeological site is the second largest mud-brick city in Peru after Chan Chan in the north of the Andean country.
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