Child sacrifices in Peru (tough!)

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of 42 children and 74 llamas and other camelids, which were sacrificed 800 years ago in the fishing village Huanchakito, Peru.

Scientists believe it was a massive sacrifice during a religious ceremony preceded the Incas Chimu culture, designed to increase the fertility of the land and ocean. Oscar Gabriel Prieto, head of the expedition, said that this is the burial of the victims - the largest of all the burials found Chimu culture.

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1. The archaeologist Oscar Gabriel Prieto indicates the remains of a child. Burial was found on the spot settlement Huanchakito, Trujillo, September 13, 2011



2. Remains of the child in the sacrificial burial Chimu culture 800 years ago



3. Students archaeologists cleaned burial, September 13, 2011



4. Remains of the child in the sacrificial burial Chimu culture 800 years ago



5. The student archaeologist cleans burial



6. Remains of child and animal species camelids



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9. An archaeologist is a catalog of llama bones excavated burial Chimu



10. Restorer restores the drawing of a procession of prisoners on the wall of the temple Huaca de La Luna in Trujillo



11. The vessel, owned by the Chimu culture, depicts a warrior and a captive. Museum of Huaca de La Luna, Trujillo



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