Recently a Mummy was found in a ceremonial burial site in Peru that may have been
a warrior woman.

The burial was at a site called El Brujo on Peru’s north coast near Trujillo.

They said the woman was part of the Moche culture, which thrived in the
area between A.D. 1 and A.D. 700. The mummy was dated about A.D.
450.

The woman had complex tattoos, distinct from others of the Moche,
covering both arms and other areas. Bone scarring indicated the woman
had given birth at least once.

The presence of gold jewelry and other fine items indicates the mummy was
that of an important person, but anthropologist John Verano of Tulane
University said the researchers are puzzled by the presence of war clubs,
which are not usually found with females.

The grave contained headdresses, jewelry made of gold and
semiprecious stones, war clubs, spear throwers, gold sewing needles,
weaving tools and raw cotton, and the remains of a teenage girl who had
been sacrificed, archaeologists reported.

“Perhaps she was a female warrior, or maybe the war clubs and spear
throwers were symbols of power that were funeral gifts from men,” Verano
said.

In the thousands of Moche tombs previously exposed, no female warrior
has been identified.

The cause of her death was not apparent.

Verano said she would have been considered an adult in her prime. Some
Moche people reached their 60s and 70s.

The find is described in the June issue of National Geographic magazine.

Pretty Interesting!

Eldra McCracken

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