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Archaeologists in northern Peru unearth 3,000-year-old tomb believed to honor priest
Archaeologists in northern Peru unearth 3,000-year-old tomb believed to honor priest,Archaeologists working in the northern highlands of Peru at a site called Pacopampa unearthed a tomb estimated to be 3,000 years old and believed to have honored an elite religious leader.Reuters reported that the archeologists called the discovery, “Priest of Pacopampa,” named after the archeological zone where the tomb was uncovered.The tomb was covered with six layers of ash mixed with black earth, and was decorated with ceramic bowls.The tomb also had two seals along the upper edges of the tomb, which indicate ancient ritual body paint used for people with nobility, Peru’s Culture Ministry said on Saturday.One of the seals was a jaguar...

Archaeologists in northern Peru unearth 3,000-year-old tomb believed to honor priest

Archaeologists working in the northern highlands of Peru at a site called Pacopampa unearthed a tomb estimated to be 3,000 years old and believed to have honored an elite religious leader.Reuters reported that the archeologists called the discovery, “Priest of Pacopampa,” named after the archeological zone where the tomb was uncovered.The tomb was covered with six layers of ash mixed with black earth, and was decorated with ceramic bowls.The tomb also had two seals along the upper edges of the tomb, which indicate ancient ritual body paint used for people with nobility, Peru’s Culture Ministry said on Saturday.One of the seals was a jaguar…