January
05
/ 2015
Mummification is a word synonymous with the ancient Egyptians. Yet, this process has been practised by a variety of other cultures as well. One of the countries outside Egypt in which numerous mummies have been found is Peru. Whilst the southern part of this country has produced the famous Chinchorro mummies, there are other mummies, such as the Pachacamac mummies, that are perhaps less well known. Pachacamac is an archaeological site located in the Valley of the Lurin River, 40 km southeast of Peru’s capital, Lima. This site was thought to have been first settled in A.D. 200, and inhabited continuously until the Spanish Conquest in the 1530s. Thus, Pachacamac is regarded as one of the longest continuously inhabited urban
