The mausoleum miraculously evaded colonial and contemporary looters—but not the careful eye of experts working at the ...

The once-in-a-lifetime discovery of unlooted graves containing ancient weapons, jewelry, and 38 skeletons provides insight into Peru's mysterious pre-Inca Chimú Empire.

Archaeologists excavating Chan Chan, the capital of the pre-Inca Chimú civilization, found an undisturbed mausoleum that held ...

A funerary platform found in the citadel of Chan Chan, preserving the remains of 38 individuals and metal, copper and gold objects, sheds light on the funerary practices of this pre-Inca society ...

Untouched Chimú tombs at Chan Chan and ritual figurines from Kuélap are reopening Peru’s ancient history. Beyond the ...

Archaeologists uncover 38 elite tombs with gold and shell offerings in Chan Chan, Peru, in a burial site untouched for over ...

The intact Chimu funerary platform, discovered by Peruvian archaeologists at the Chan Chan Archaeological Complex, shows ...

Archaeologists in Peru have uncovered a nearly intact Chimú-era mausoleum at Chan Chan, revealing the remains of at least 38 ...

the buried Chimu platform is the specific development at the center of this account. At Chan Chan, the available briefing names Peru Ministry of Culture and identifies a sealed funerary setting as the ...

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The remains of 38 prominent individuals have been discovered thanks to a perfectly preserved grave site at Chan Chan in northern Peru. Many antiquities that were used in rituals have also been ...