Canaris culture tombs found in Ecuador

[Mike R]

Listeros,

12 tombs from the Canaris culture in Ecuador have been uncovered.
Their capital was called Canaris. The Incas had to fight very hard to
conquer them. The tombs have not yet been uncovered. They are located
in a jungle terrain near a small stream chosen for its strategic
location. All the tombs but one are perfectly intact. Robbers left
ceramics that were destroyed on its floor in the one plundered tomb
telling the archaeologists the kind of artifacts that will be found in
the 12 pristine tombs.

EnPeru has the story here with a photo;
http://enperublog.com/2009/10/23/twelve-canaris-tombs-discovered-in-lambayeque/

A tiny URL;
http://tiny.cc/R3TdX

There is a photo of the Canaris capital ruins here;
http://enperublog.com/2007/02/04/ecuador-ingapirca/

Mike Ruggeri

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