Peru archaeologists find pre-Inca sacrificial tomb
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - 22:21
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Archaeologists in Peru say they have discovered the jawbone of a fetus among the remains of a sacrificed woman in a pre-Inca tomb, suggesting the Lambayeque culture practiced the atypical sacrifice of pregnant women and their children.
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