[Aztlan] More on the Nazca princess tomb

[michael ruggeri]

Listeros,

In an update on the tomb of an elite child found buried at Cahuachi  
during early Nazca, 300-450 CE, the unpaid Italian archaeologist  
Giuseppe Orefici who uncovered the tomb has made some further comments  
on the find. He has been paying for a guardian for the site out of  
pocket for 27 years. The young elite child he found was between 12-14  
and found inside rooms between the Great Pyramid and the Orange  
Pyramid. Reeds and ropes covered her body and the body was painted and  
had an additional vertebra added. She had deformed forearms, perhaps a  
result of praying with arms extended for long periods of time. The  
fabric wrapped around her body had orcas painted on them and there  
were obsidian arrow heads. Lots of gold jewelry was buried with her  
among other valuable items. There were dozens of heads of birds of  
prey with their beaks tied also in the grave.

More spectacular finds will probably be made and Oferici continues  
work without pay from Peru or Italy. The artifacts from the grave have  
been taken to Nasca where a physicist from the University of Padua  
will research them.

EnPeru has the story here;
http://enperublog.com/2009/11/07/priestess-of-cahuachi/

And here is the earlier story on the discovery;

September 5, 2008

Sacrificed Child, Textiles, Ceramics Uncovered at Cahuachi

A team led by Giuseppe Orefici has been excavating at the Cahuachi  
site in desert Peru, 28 miles from the city of Nazca. They have found  
many artifacts including engraved gourds, textiles, ceramics and a  
sacrificed child. Cahuachi covers 24 square kilometers that contains  
huge pyramids, temples and platforms that have been excavated by the  
same team. It was at Cahuachi that the Nazca culture developed and the  
line builders may have lived at Cahuachi. The Nazca lines resemble the  
iconography on the Cahuachi artifacts. Many Nazca lines point towards  
Cahuachi.

Andina has the story here with 2 photos;
http://www.andina.com.pe/Ingles/Noticia.aspx?id=fQivUwOHa2I=

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