Child Remains Uncovered at Peru’s Chornancap Temple

LIMA, PERU—Fox News Latino reports that at least 13 graves of the Chimu-Inca culture have been found at the Chornancap temple, located on the northern coast of Peru. The graves date to the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Archaeologists led by Carlos Wester La Torre found the remains of six children who had been buried in pairs in shallow graves on the north, east, and west sides of the temple. The remains of the two children found on the west side are missing their feet. The team members speculate that the feet were amputated and the children sacrificed to act as “guardians” of the other tombs, which contained the remains of men and women. Some of these people may also have been sacrificed. One of the burials contains offerings that resemble objects depicted in a painting discovered in the temple. Those items include a vessel shaped to resemble the head of a coca-leaf chewer, and a standing, smiling man. To read about another recent discovery in Peru, go to "A Life Story."