Peruvian researchers have discovered a mummy estimated to be 3,000 years old following excavations in the old district of the country's capital, Lima.
Presumably, the mummified body belongs to a 50-year-old man. His skull and even his long black hair are well-preserved.
The mummy's legs were bound with rope, leading scientists to believe it was a sacrificial offering. Fragments of clay, corn particles, shells, and coca leaves were found near the remains.
These items could have been used during or after the sacrificial ritual.
Peru, famous for the tourist destination Machu Picchu, is home to hundreds of cultural and archaeological sites that flourished before and after the Inca Empire, which dominated parts of South America 500 years ago, spanning from southern Ecuador and Colombia to central Chile.
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