Ancient pre-Hispanic grave unearthed under residential Lima Street

Human remains pointing to a 1,000-year-old pre-Hispanic cemetery were unearthed in northern Lima by workers digging under the Peruvian capital to install a gas pipeline, an archaeologist told Reuters on Thursday.
The tomb was found on a residential street just two meters (6.6 feet) from the front gate of a house.
Jose Pablo Aliaga, an archaeologist for gas distribution firm Calidda, said the remains of a man wrapped in burial cloths alongside pottery likely pointed to a burial complex, after another body was found nearby last month.
“The material evidence suggests that it could be a burial of the Chancay culture, from approximately 1,000 to 1,200 years ago,” said Aliaga, pointing to a coastal fishing-based civilization known for its textiles and ceramics.
It is common for companies excavating under Lima to hire archaeologists due to the number of sites scattered in the city.
Last month, Calidda gas workers working in the same district of Puente Piedra discovered the remains of a mummified woman, which researchers estimate are over 900 years old.