New type of quipu found in Huaca
Pucllana in Miraflores, LimaArcheaelogists lead by Isabel Flores have discovered a tomb with a woman of around 60 years old from the Huari period (ca. 700 AD) in the Huaca Pucllana in the district Miraflores of Lima. The tomb was adorned with bracelets in the form of quipus, a counting system based on strands and knots in textiles, but here done with other material. This is the first time that such a quipu has been found.
El Comercio 25 October 2009
Statues discovered in Cha
n ChanAfter various weeks of excavation Cristóbal Campana, responsible for restauration and conservation of Chan Chan, presented 17 wooden anthropomorphic statues from the latest phase of the Chimu empire, dating 1350-1400 AD.
Andina 19 October 2009
Near Trujillo city in Pacasmayo and Jequetepeque there are some archeological sites as good as Chan Chan or better, which have been buried again to avoid vandalism and to preserve them....
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