Almost 5,000 years later, the body of an elite Caral woman is still preserved

The remains of a woman in the elite were unearthed in an old fishing village in the Lima region of Peru. The woman’s skin, hair and nails were preserved, making this finding incredibly rare in Peruvian archaeological records.

The tomb was discovered on the archaeological site of Ago, which was used by the Caral civilization – a little known society that existed between 3000 and 1800 AC And that some experts consider the oldest civilization in the Americas – thousands of years ago.

It is believed that the woman was between 20 and 35 years old at the time of his death and was found in a public building, with his body carefully wrapped in a elaborated Materials Meshit included cotton fabrics, reed mats and a panel embroidered with macaw feathers – one of the oldest examples of art with the Andes – all delicately disposed of in a network on vegetable fiber beams.

The woman was also dressed in a head of the head with twisted wire beams, as detailed in the Peruvian government.

Beyond impressive embroidery – a proof of the technological advances of Caral civilization – the team found a Collection of Funeral Objects who adorned the woman’s rest place.

Junco baskets, a finely decorated needle, a shell of Amazonian snail, a toucan nozzle embedded with green and nuts, wool textiles, a fishing net, weaving tools and, curiously, about 30 sweet potatoeswere among the findings scattered at the bottom of the funeral chamber.

Due to these offerings and the obvious meticulous funeral practices in the preparation of the body, scientists assume that women would be a High Statute Figurewhich is indicative of the prominent role that women are believed to play in this ancient Andean society.

It is currently not known exactly the age of the remains, but based on what is known about the occupation of rough by Caral, It is likely that they are at least 4,500 years.

A multidisciplinary team is working to determine age and discover information about health, diet and cause of death of the individual, as well as for identify the origin and use of objects andNCONTRADOS NO TUMULO.

According to, in 2016 and 2019, two other high status individuals were found only 3 meters and 1.25 meters, respectively, from this latest discovery.

For years, the place has been used as a municipal trash, but since then revealed 22 architectural complexeswho attests to the sophistication of Caral civilization.