According to the information furnished by Andina news, the Ministry of Culture has found evidence of approximately 53 pre-Incas burials in Lima Huaca Mateo Salado.
This ceremonial center has five pyramids or huacas that belongs to the Intermediate Period of the Peruvian history, the Ychsma culture and it was constructed at a stage in which the Incas occupied the Peruvian Central Coast.
Lately archeologists and researchers have revealed new findings of artifacts, burials and culture located in this place.
This ceremonial center has five pyramids or huacas that belongs to the Intermediate Period of the Peruvian history, the Ychsma culture and it was constructed at a stage in which the Incas occupied the Peruvian Central Coast.
Lately archeologists and researchers have revealed new findings of artifacts, burials and culture located in this place.
The burials were found in the pyramid "E" and the researchers say they belong to the common people of that era. Most of the findings have remained in its place so it won’t be bothered until a new archaeological work is done.
According to the first reports it has revealed that the burials were admitted to the circular holes, with the bodies squatted. Some of the burials are decorated and kept wrapped with shell fabrics or metal plate’s fabrics.
The Huaca Mateo Salado is at a point of intersection between Pueblo Libre, Cercado de Lima, and Breña districts. The director of the archaeological site, Pedro Espinoza, told Andina that the Huaca was used by the Ychsma culture for the burials of their people.
Learn more about Lima and its surroundings in the following link:
- Lima: The Colonial Capital 3 Days / 2 Nights
