1,000-year-old pre-Inca mummy unearthed near Lima(1/3)

Archaeologist Jose Aliaga excavates a pre-Inca mummy in Puente Piedra, a district on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, June 18, 2025. (Photo: VCG)

The remains, believed to be a woman from the pre-Inca Chancay culture, were discovered just half a meter below the surface during natural gas pipeline construction. The mummy is estimated to be around 1,000 years old.

Archaeologist Jose Aliaga excavates a pre-Inca mummy in Puente Piedra, a district on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, June 18, 2025. (Photo: VCG)

Archaeologist Jose Aliaga excavates a pre-Inca mummy in Puente Piedra, a district on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, June 18, 2025. (Photo: VCG)