Sacrificed Women and Fetus found at a Lambayeque Site in Perusci
michael...@mac.com
(Here is an English translation of the story from El Comercio that
was
posted by another listero the other day.)
Archaeologists have found the jawbone of a fetus among the remains of
a sacrificed woman from the Lambayeque culture proving the Lambayeque
sacrificed pregnant women and their children. The remains were found
with 3 other sacrificed women and sacrificed llamas.
7 women were found in two tombs at the Chotuna Chornancap site which
lasted from 800-1350 AD. All the women had signs of having their
throats cut. It is believed they were sacrificed to honor the
reconstruction of a new temple at the site or to honor the death of
an
important personage.
In a separate dig, 8 tombs containing 21 bodies were found at
Sacsayhuaman in Cuzco. They were probably sacrificed servants.
The AP has the story here;
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080911/ap_on_sc/peru_pre_inca_tomb&print
er=1;_ylt=AkvlCze9k0xy1rKDAExyvQBxieAA
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