[Aztlan] Sacrificed Woman and Fetus found at a Lambayeque Site in Peru

[michael ruggeri]

Listeros,

(Here is an English translation of the story from El Comercio that  
was posted by another listero the other day.)

Archaeologists have found the jawbone of a fetus among the remains of  
a sacrificed woman from the Lambayeque culture proving the Lambayeque  
sacrificed pregnant women and their children. The remains were found  
with 3 other sacrificed women and sacrificed llamas.

7 women were found in two tombs at the Chotuna Chornancap site which  
lasted from 800-1350 AD. All the women had signs of having their  
throats cut. It is believed they were sacrificed to honor the  
reconstruction of a new temple at the site or to honor the death of  
an important personage.

In a separate dig, 8 tombs containing 21 bodies were found at  
Sacsayhuaman in Cuzco. They were probably sacrificed servants.

The AP has the story here;

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080911/ap_on_sc/ 
peru_pre_inca_tomb&printer=1;_ylt=AkvlCze9k0xy1rKDAExyvQBxieAA

A tiny URL;

http://tinyurl.com/5vvrle

Mike Ruggeri



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