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4,500-Year-Old Burial in Peru Reveals Exceptionally Well-Preserved High-Status Woman
The woman—with skin, hair and nails still intact—belonged to the little-known Caral civilization, which flourished in Peru ...
Remains of "elite woman" who died 5,000 years ago discovered at site of former garbage dump in Peru
The mummy was found in Aspero, a sacred site within the city of Caral that was a garbage dump for over 30 years until ...
Archaeologists Found a Stunningly Preserved 5,000-Year-Old Mummy—in a Garbage Dump
An archaeological site that used to be a garbage dump has revealed the extraordinarily preserved mummy of an elite woman from ...
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This Ancient High-Status Woman Was Buried With a Parrot-Feather Cape and a Beaded Toucan’s Beak in Modern-Day Peru
Around 5,000 years ago, members of an ancient Peruvian Indigenous group buried an elite member of their society: They wrapped ...
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5,000-year-old burial of elite woman with inlaid toucan's beak found in Peru
Archaeologists have found the remains of an elite woman who was buried with a variety of remarkable grave goods.
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5,000-Year-Old Noblewoman Found in Peru Sheds Light on America’s Oldest Civilization
Archaeologists in Peru uncovered a 5,000-year-old noblewoman’s remains, revealing women’s role in America's oldest ...
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De botadero de basura a centro clave en la civilización más antigua de América: una historia de rescate y memoria cultural en Caral
El rol de Áspero en la civilización Caral Tras dos décadas de recuperación, el sitio arqueológico Áspero emerge como un centro urbano y ceremonial crucial de la civilización Caral ...
Un hallazgo que cambia la historia: Encuentran una mujer de élite de la civilización Caral
Un descubrimiento arqueológico en Perú revela el papel destacado de las mujeres en una de las civilizaciones más antiguas de ...
Lavish gravesite confirms women’s power in ancient South America
An ancient woman’s recently discovered, richly adorned gravesite is helping archeologists better understand the complex ...
Hallazgo histórico en Perú: descubren momia de mujer de la élite de la civilización Caral con uñas y piel preservadas
La tumba, intacta y con un ajuar funerario de gran valor, revela el estatus elevado de la mujer de Caral, quien contaba con ...