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Find remains of 250 children slaughtered in Peru

2019-08-28T17:15:43.775Z


Archaeologists in Peru discovered the remains of about 250 children slaughtered by the pre-Columbian civilization Chimú.


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(CNN) - Archaeologists in Peru discovered the remains of about 250 children slaughtered by the pre-Columbian civilization Chimú.

The remains are of children from 4 to 12 years old, as well as 40 warriors slaughtered between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries, according to a video from the Peruvian state media agency Andina.

The Chimú civilization inhabited northern Peru before being conquered by the Incas. They built Chan Chan, the largest city in pre-Columbian South America.

Archaeologists say the children were sacrificed to the Chimú gods in an attempt to end the natural disasters related to the El Niño phenomenon.

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Four mass sacrifices were made between 1200-1450, three with children and one final with animals, reports Andina.

This is the third such finding in Pampa La Cruz, an archaeological site in Huanchaco-La Libertad, a tourist destination on the coast north of Lima.

"This is the largest site where the remains of slaughtered children have been found," Chief Archaeologist Feren Castillo told the AFP news agency.

Castillo said there may be more remains to be discovered.

“It's uncontrollable, this thing with the children. Wherever you dig, there is another one, ”he said.

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Archaeologists discovered signs that children were killed during wet weather, one of the effects of El Niño, and buried in front of the sea. Some still had teeth and hair, reports AFP.

In June 2018, the remains of 56 people were found in Pampa La Cruz, according to AFP.

And in April of that year the bone remains of 140 children and 200 llamas were found in nearby Huanchaquito.

The children were between 5 and 14 years old and the baby flames were under 18 months, according to a National Geographic report.

"Skeletal remains of children and animals show evidence of cuts in the sternum, as well as rib dislocations," the report reads.

In addition to Chan Chan, the largest mud brick city in the world, the Chimú civilization built large civil engineering projects that irrigated the desert sands off the coast of Peru.

Before Chan Chan fell before an invading army led by the Inca emperor Topa Inca Yupanqui in 1470, it became a society of powerful elites, artisans and highly trained farmers.

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Exposure to more than five hundred years of rainwater has begun to melt the city in mud, and UNESCO scientists believe that erosion will cause even more damage as the changing weather brings greater climatic conditions.

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Source: cnnespanol

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