#pre inca

[emmaklee]

fabric for funeral blanket

Peru | Paracas Necropolis Period

[occvltswim]

Chimú Silver Crowns and Adornments

[andeanbeauties]

Magaly Solier, a Quechua Andean actress depicting the Lady of Cao in the theatrical play, “La Dama de Cao”.

The Lady of Cao is a female Moche mummy rediscovered in 2006. She was a leader suspected to be in her mid twenties when she died. The Moche predates the Incas and they were succeeded by the Andean Wari culture and people. 

In 2017, eleven years after the Lady of Cao’s remains were rediscovered, a reconstruction of her face was created; Andean and Indigenous Peruvian people could take pride in her beauty once again.

I would also like to point out that there were Andean indigenous archeologists that aided in her rediscovery and her facial reconstruction.

[elmundodeanalu]

On Tuesday I had gone with my younger brother Rodrigo to the Sipan Museum of Real Tombs. It was an unforgettable moment. We had seen some FANTABULOUS aspects and characteristics of the precolumbian culture Mochica. ✨🙀✨🙀✨ The Huacos, the metal objects and the tombs of Three Lords of Sipan between generations(the governors of the Mochicans) with their structures had transported us into the year 300 A.D. 🤩

[bioarchaeologist]

80 sets of remains were discovered at Pachacamac, an archaeological site not far from Lima, Peru. Pachacamac is the site of the largest known city built by the pre-Incan Ychsma (EESH-MA) people.

The tomb where the remains were discovered had been dug into the ground and once had a reed-roof supported by tree trunks. Traces of fabric found on the remains suggests that they were once wrapped in textiles. This infers that they had been traditionally mummified. The adult remains were uncovered in the fetal position, the position likely symbolic of a rebirth in the afterlife. Half of the remains discovered belong to infants; the remains of which encircled the tomb. To researchers, this suggests a ritual sacrifice. However, the remains of these infants could have been deposited in the site prior to the construction of the tomb. If the infant sacrifice cannot be determined, it can be confirmed that animal sacrifices (mostly guinea pigs, some llama, alpaca, and dog remains) were discovered. A trademark of the Ychsma people, five false heads were also discovered alongside the remains. These were wedged into their bodies as they lie in the fetal position, not placed over their faces. It is believed that these false heads served as an aid to the deceased by giving them a new identity/ persona in the afterlife.

[intonewrealms]

Closer to the edge. #30secondstomars ♥️

[intonewrealms]

The main temple, which looks like an inverted cone. These Peruvian architects 🧐

[intonewrealms]

I like super old walls ♥️ #happymarie