A temple complex. a thousand years ago (including a grave of victims of human sacrifice) was found beneath the windswept dunes of Peru's north-west.
The discovery of the complex, excavated near the city of Chiclayo between 2006 and the end of 2009, confirmed the reality of the legend of Naylamp, the god who allegedly founded the pre-Inca civilization Lambayeque eighth century AD, following the collapse of the Moche civilization.
This is because the evidence in the archaeological site of Chotuna Chornancap indicate that the temple complex may have belonged to the descendants of Naylamp, suggesting for the first time the existence in the flesh of these alleged descendants. The sophisticated
Lambayeque culture, also known as the Sicilian, was best known as a civilization of irrigation experts when it was conquered in 1375 AD by the Chimu, a civilization based also on the coast of the arid northern Peru.
Archaeologists have been "trying to decode the mystery of the legend" for a century, said leader of the excavation Carlos Wester La Torre, director of the Brüning National Archaeological Museum in Lambayeque. "The goal was to understand the possible relationships between the oral legend and archaeological evidence."
found within the complex of the temple is a tomb in a pyramid called Huaca Norte, which was filled with the skeletons of 33 women.
Two skeletons still have the original hair and some are mummified. All show signs of cuts, which means they were probably tortured as part of the rituals of human sacrifice.
"Women are traditionally associated with fertility," La Torre said. "They are offered in religious ceremonies, in exchange for greater fertility and other charity events, like the rain, for example. "
on LaPortadelTempo
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