A team of archaeologists discovered an ancient tomb containing the remains of 38 people at the pre-Hispanic citadel of Chan Chan, in northern Peru. The mass grave was found a few weeks ago at the mud-brick citadel near Trujillo, about 500 km north of Lima. The announcement was made by the Ministry of Culture on Tuesday.
Among the findings, the researchers identified a "main individual who belonged to an elite group of Chimú society, from 600 years ago." Archaeologist Jorge Meneses explained at a press conference at the discovery site that the remains of the 38 individuals were found on a funerary platform.
In addition to the remains, copper and gold artifacts were discovered, as well as two hundred black ceramic vessels with red pigments. The objects indicate the importance of the main individual buried at the site, who was part of the Chimú elite.
