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HorrificdeathritualsofancientPeru
revealed:1,200yearoldtombsfoundfilled
withhundredsofdismemberedmummies
Tombsdiscoveredataceremonialsite,TenahahainCotahuasiValley
Infantswerekeptinsmallcontainers,andothershadlimbsremoved
Inonetomb,researchersdiscovered400isolatedhumanbodyparts
Themovementofbodiesmayhavehelpedcreateasenseofequality

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Eachtombwasfilledwithbonesofupto60mummies,withinfantskeptinsmallcontainers,and
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Themummiesinthetombsrangedinagefromseveraldaysoldtotheelderly.Butovertheyears
ratshadeatenawaymanyoftheremains,leavingonlyfragments.
Inonetomb,researchersdiscovered400isolatedhumanbodyparts,includingteeth,handsand
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Thefewmummiesthatremainedintactwereboundbyropeandplacedinafoetalposition.

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Themummieswereburiedwithavarietyofitemsincludingsomebeautifallydecoratedceramic,pictured

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Picturedisthepartialskullofanindividualfoundinoneofthesevenopenedtombs.Thedead,numberinginthe
lowthousands,toweredoverthelivingfromintheirtombshighonthehillsaroundthevalley

'Onoccasion,thereweremummiesthatwereplacedasofferingsaroundtheoutsideofthetombs,'
saidJennings.
'Theywerebrokenapartbutthenplacedback
togetherinananatomicallycorrectposition.'

TENAHAHAANDTHEWARISTATE

Scientistsarestilltryingtounderstandwhy
someofthemummiesandartefactswere
brokenupinthisway.

TheMiddleHorizonperiod(A.D.6001000)
wasatimeofsweepingculturalchangeinthe
Andes.

Onetheoryisthatthemovementofthe
mummiesmayhavehelpedcreateasenseof
equalityamongthecommunity.

Archaeologistshavelongassociatedthis
periodwiththeexpansionoftheWaristatein
thesouthcentralAndesandcoastalareaof
moderndayPeru.

Thereisalsoevidencethattheritualswenton
fordaysatatime,withpartiesbeingheldinthe
valleybelowthetombs.
Jenningssaidthatthedead,likelynumberingin
thelowthousands,toweredoverthelivingfrom
intheirtombshighonthehillsaroundthevalley.
'Itseemstobeaplacewherepeoplewere
bringingdowntheirdeadtothatlocation,'said
Jennings.
'Theywerehavingparties.Thereisevidence
thattheyweremakinganddrinkingcornbeer,
andplacingofferingsunderneaththem.'
Butheaddsthatthepictureremainsblurry,as
theritualswereperformedovermanyyears,
andlikelychangedduringthattime.
Astudyofpotteryatthesitesuggestsitwas
usedbetweenaboutA.D.800andA.D.1000,
withtheIncasettlingthere500yearslater.

Alongwiththeirexpansion,camewidespread
violence.Skullfragmentsinsomeareasof
theirterritoryrevealthat50percenthaddents
intheirheadscausedbyviolentblows.
Potteryintheseareaswereetchedwith
drawingsoffangedteethandhumantrophy
skulls.
ButTenahahawasbelievedtohavebeena
relativelypeacefulareainPeruatthattime.In
Tenahaha,onlyonepercentofskullshad
dents.Thepotteryatthesiteisalsodecorated
withwhatlookslikedepictionsofpeople
smiling.
Tenahahamayhaveservedasa'neutral
ground'wherepeoplecouldburytheirdead
andfeast.

TenahahawasbelievedtohavebeenarelativelypeacefulareainPeruduringthoseyears.

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Tenahahaappearstohavebeencreatedasaplacewherepeoplefromnearbyvillagescouldfeast.Parties,
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Picturedaresomeofthedecoratedcupsfoundinthetombs.Humanhands,lines,dotsandhappyfacescanbe
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Thewiderarea,however,wasundergoingdramaticchange,withpopulationsgrowing,agriculture
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Atthistime,theWariwasbeingestablishedinthesouthcentralAndesandcoastalareaofmodern

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dayPeru.
Andwithitcamewidespreadviolence.Skullfragmentsontheislandsclosebyrevealedthat50per
centhaddentsintheirheadscausedbyviolentblows.
Potteryintheseareaswereetchedwithdrawingsoffangedteethandhumantrophyskulls.
InTenahaha,onlyonepercentofskullshaddents.Thepotteryatthesiteisalsodecoratedwith
whatlookslikedepictionsofpeoplesmiling.
JenningsbelieveTenahahamayhaveservedasa'neutralground'wherepeoplecouldburytheir
deadandfeast.
'Wehavefinishedtheexcavations,andwe'renowtryingtolookatadifferentsitesnearbyduringthe
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fashioncampaignfor
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