Archaeologists in norrn Peru have found a mass grave with bones of more than 140 children and 200 young lamas. It could be remnants of world’s largest child sacrifice ritual, American Tula University shared. Two researchers from university, John Verano and Gabriel Prieto, led team of American and Peruvian archaeologists.
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The children were refore presumably killed more than 500 years ago by Chimú. The Chimú culture was decisive between 1200 and 1470 in north of Peru, but was later defeated by Incas.
Children had discovered first bones in sand dunes on coast in norrn Peru when y played 2011. So scientists came to mass grave in Huanchaquito-Las Llamas, which is only a few hundred meters away from n capital of Chan Chan of Chimú and today’s town of Trujillo.
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According to National Geographic, which reported discovery, skeletons and ribs were sprained. The researchers refore suspect that breast has been cut to children in order to be able to remove heart from m afterwards. According to first findings, children should have been between five and fourteen years old. The lamas should have been younger than 18 months. The researchers assume that this was a single operation.
The backgrounds are unclear. According to National Geographic, scientists suspect that re have been heavy rainfalls and floods during mass murder period. This is followed by a mud layer that was discovered during excavations.
“People sacrifice what is most valuable to m,” The National Geographic cites anthropologist Haagen Klaus of George Mason University, who was not involved in current find, but found or evidence of ritual child sacrifices in region. He suspects that Chimús were likely to stop ongoing rainfall and concluded that ir previous victims were not effective enough.
