Overview

• Calidda gas installers uncovered the seated remains of a boy aged about 10 to 15 at a depth of 20 inches in Lima’s Puente Piedra district.
• Archaeological coordinator Jesus Bahamonde dated the burial to between 1000 and 1200 and attributed it to the pre-Inca Chancay culture of the Lima coast.
• The child’s remains were wrapped in a shroud and found with calabash gourds and ceramic items decorated with fishermen and geometric motifs.
• Peru’s law requiring archaeological supervision on utility digs enabled Calidda’s team to document the tomb and bolster the company’s tally of over 2,200 finds since 2004.
• Pieter Van Dalen notes Lima’s coastal climate often produces naturally mummified remains and that the capital hosts more than 500 archaeological sites showcasing its pre-Hispanic heritage.