Teaching and researching at the University of California, Santa Barbara, for almost a decade Danielle Kurin, PhD, has an extensive background in archaeology and seeks out clues from the past provided by skeletal and mummified remains. Danielle Kurin’s field research has explored some of the mountainous Central Andes regions of South America, particularly Peru.
In late 2021, some researchers, part of the Lambayeque Valley Archaeological Project, discovered what appeared to be the remains of about 29 people at the Huaca Santa Rosa de Pucala excavation site in Peru. They believe these bodies may have been part of a ritual sacrifice to deities at the pre-Inca temple. Situated in the Lambayeque region of Northern Peru, the temple site contains four graves, with the skeletons estimated to belong to toddlers and teenagers. One theory is that the sacrifice was carried out when the temple was erected as part of local ceremonies. This is the first-ever human offering linked to the Wari civilization, which inhabited the south-central Andes from 500 CE to 1000 CE and had settlements along Peru’s coast. Another significant aspect of the find is that it’s the first Wari ceremonial temple uncovered so far from the civilization’s main sphere of influence. It may lead scholars to reassess how Mochica and Wari cultures coexisted within the region.
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