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Sacred Burial Site Discovered in Peru Predates The Inca Empire (www.sciencealert.com)

submitted 1 year ago by sik0fewl@kbin.social to c/science@kbin.social

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A team of Peruvian and Japanese archaeologists has unearthed a pre-Hispanic archaeological site in northern Peru dedicated to ancestor worship, with burial chambers, human remains and ceramic offerings.

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[–] smallaubergine@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

That's cool, though I don't think it's particularly startling that the burial site predates the Incan Empire. The Incan Empire was super powerful and influential but the empire only lasted around a 100 years. The Wari were around for 4x the amount of time

[–] Ubermeisters@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh yes, sciencealert.com the pinnacle of breaking scientific reporting

[–] sik0fewl@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I thought it was an interesting story. Is it not a good source?

[–] ripcord@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Going though their article set, seems pretty solid to me