Archaeologists Unearth 3,800-Year-Old Human Remains in Peru

Archaeologists from the Universidad Nacional de Trujillo (UNT) found on August 9 four human burials dating back approximately 3,800 years in northwestern Peru’s Viru Valley.

The remains include those of two children, an adolescent, and an adult, UNT told Storyful. They were discovered in a site associated with water worship, oriented toward mountains, and accompanied by symbolic offerings.

“The excavation spanned an area of 51 square meters, representing 1 percent of the total site,” PhD candidate Feren Castillo Lujan, who led the research with student Christian Gonzalez, told Storyful. This work led to the discovery of cobblestone walls coated with clay plaster, which are part of five interconnected spaces created during Peru’s Early Formative period, he added.

In a press statement, Castillo Lujan said the site faced threats from agricultural interests and urged for measures to be taken to protect the site:

Video transcript

Qu pas?

O el grito de guerra?

No.

Y de todo, De todo.

Con todo el conjunto conjugo.

Descansa del toque en diez minutos.

No los demora.

Lo puedo.

Espera que lo pongamos ac, creo las cosas.

No, no es eso.