3,800-Year-Old Remains of Four People Unearthed in Peru

News August 22, 2024

Structure unearthed at Queneto, Peru
National University of Trujillo
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TRUJILLO, PERU—Live Science reports that the remains of two children, an adolescent, and an adult have been unearthed in a structure that may have been a temple at the site of Queneto, which is located in northern Peru’s Virú Valley, by a team of researchers led by Feren Castillo Luján and Christian González of the National University of Trujillo. Some 3,800 years ago, the bodies were placed on their sides facing a mountain. Stone pendants and snail shells were also placed in the burial. The structure, made of cobblestone walls and clay plaster, had curved corners. Pottery has also been recovered from the building. The researchers suggest that the temple was used by a cult associated with water. To read about a temple complex uncovered in Virú Province, go to "The Spider's on the Wall."

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