Secrets of the “Huaca” Pucllana revealed

After three years of research since its discovery, a burial chamber that was found in the “Huaca” Pucllana archaeological site was recently made public. It is the first untouched tomb found from the Wari Culture (AD 700). Inside the tomb, three mummies where found wrapped in layers of textiles and ropes, a male and female with funeral masks on them and a child that may had been sacrificed. The female’s mask was found in pristine condition, she then was named the Lady of the Mask. Among other objects found at the burial chamber are ceramics, tools and textiles made of cotton and alpaca fibers.

The “Huaca” Pucllana is an adobe pyramidal structure located within the city of Lima in the modern district of Miraflores; it was built by the Lima Culture around AD 400 and eventually became part of the Wari Empire, which was based in the Andean region of Ayacucho.