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Up to now, the remains of 251 children between 5 and 15 years old have been found near a cliff on the Pacific, in an area where the pre-Columbian Chimu civilization has spread between 900 and 1450, until it is absorbed by the Inca empire
Architects and engineers develop the design of the museum, "which will receive the remains that are in good condition and can be displaced "from where they were discovered, told AFP José Ruiz, mayor of Huanchaco neighboring the northern city of Trujillo, the third in Peru
" Now they can have a safe place , far from looters, so that they can rest, "added Ruiz, stating that" there will also be a laboratory for the investigations ".
The remains of the children and about 200 llamas were initially discovered in the Huanchaquito area and more recently in the nearby Pampa La Cruz. The children were buried vertically, one next to the other, with a vase, a kind of whistle, textiles and food.
The children were buried watching the sea and the animals to the east. The museum will be built very close to the site of the discovery and its construction will begin in six months and will cost nearly two million dollars, with the support of the Ministry of Culture, explained Ruiz
Cut in the sternum
Au As work progresses in Pampa La Cruz, an area of brick dwellings, there are still more and more bone remains, told AFP archaeologist Gabriel Prieto, who directs the excavations.
The researcher announced the discovery of 56 other children in Pampa La Cruz, most of them in a site serving as a garbage dump and shelter for stray dogs.
"The children were sacrificed with a cut in the sternum and show the open ribs as in Huanchaquito", commented this archaeologist at the National University of Trujillo
The excavations are centered on a ditch of 300 meters long near homes
"I lived here about ten years ago and when we built the We never found anything", said María Guardamino, a local resident.
"The results confirm that we have the greatest child sacrifice in the world," said Prieto
in Huanchaquito, near Pampa La Cruz, initially uncovered the remains of 140 children and 200 llamas offered in a ritual.
Radiocarbon tests on ropes and textiles dated the found objects in the graves between 1400 and 1450, when the Chimu kingdom began to decline due to the expansion of the Inca empire, which Then submitted
Rewrite history
"Pampa La Cruz was a cemetery reserved exclusively for slaughtered children, so we have a search and rescue job for the next six years," says Prieto,
However, in the area, there are dwellings of more than 20 years, which makes them difficult to continue archaeological excavations
"There is a project to save the place. The mayor must come to terms with the residents in order to withdraw and extend the work, "said Prieto.
Archaeologists have a plan B in case the museum project does not prosper.
"If the construction of the museum takes time Once the records and assessments of the remains are completed and the objects extracted, they will be buried again appropriately for their conservation and there will be security measures to prevent looting. ", told AFP the archeologist Ferén Castillo
. the remains in good condition will be transferred to the University of Trujillo for studies, "he added.
Announcing the discovery of the world's largest child sacrifice in Huanchaquito last April, National Geographic said:
He explained that "until now, the greatest available evidence is the ritual sacrifice and burial of 42 children in the Templo Mayor in the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán" currently Mexico AFP / RA
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