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Peru archaeologists find mummy in dig within Machu Picchu state park
Peru archaeologists find mummy in dig within Machu Picchu state park
By Associated Press
6:24 PM CST, November 28, 2008

LIMA, Peru (AP) _ Peruvian government archaeologists have found an Incan mummy and 25 ceremonial objects in a dig within the Machu Picchu state park.

Lead archaeologist Homar Gallegos says the sex and age of the ancient Inca is still unknown. The team plans to analyze the mummy's remains and the ceremonial objects in a laboratory in the nearby city of Cuzco, the ancient capital of the Inca empire.

Gallegos says the tomb held gold brooches, ceramic plates and ceramic vessels decorated in pairs as man and woman, representing the concept of Andean duality.

Gallegos said Friday that the mummy was found some (12 miles) 20 kilometers from the Incan citadel of Machu Picchu at a site called Torontoy, which functioned as a trade post.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-lt-peru-machu-picchu,0,4240746.story
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