[Aztlan] TEMPLE OF THE MOON ARTIFACTS UNCOVERED

[michael ruggeri]

Listeros,

Andina has posted a short report on artifact discoveries at the  
Temple of the Moon at Sacsayhuaman (with a photo). Since it is so  
short, I am posting the whole report here.

Mike Ruggeri


Funerary offering and metal objects discovered in Sacsayhuamán

Lima, Jul. 01 (ANDINA).- Experts of Cusco’s National Institute of  
Culture (INC) discovered a funerary offering with metal objects in  
the denominated Temple of The Moon, located at the Archeological Site  
of Sacsayhuamán.
The director of the archeological park, Washington Camacho, said that  
after research excavations, a metallic yellow bracelet was found.  
And, a technical analysis will determine if this object is made of gold.
In addition, they discovered a knife or Champi made from an alloy of  
diverse metals, laminated silver and cultural material of ceramics.
The objects may be part of an offering related to the funerary Inca  
ceremony, integrated by five individuals which reminds were found 15  
days ago.
There's another hypothesis which says objects can belong to an  
important personage of the place whose reminds are still not found,  
said the researcher.
The objects’ discovery took place on June 27 at the archeological  
excavation unit in the south of the Moon’s Temple.

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