1,000-year-old mummy with long brown hair discovered in PeruBy Snejana Farberov
Published Sep. 7, 2023
A 1,000-year-old mummy sporting enviable long brown tresses has been unearthed by archeologists in a residential neighborhood in Peru’s capital.
The ancient cadaver boasting a full head of hair was discovered alongside ceramic jars, fabrics and other artifacts inside an underground funeral chamber at the Huaca Pucllana site in the middle of Lima’s affluent Miraflores district, the head of the team of archaeologists, Mirella Ganoza, told Reuters on Wednesday.
“This is an adult individual in a sitting position with bent legs,” the expert said, noting that the mummy had long locks and a jaw that was nearly completely intact.
“What looks like a braid may be a cord that held her hairstyle,” Ganoza told the news outlet La Republica of the mummy.
Experts noted that they do not yet know the gender of the preserved corpse.
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https://nypost.com/2023/09/07/1000-year-old-mummy-with-long-brown-hair-discovered-in-peru/