|
Young World
Who was she?
FEMALE WARRIOR?: Excavated in El Brujo near Trujillo, Peru. PHOTO: AFP
It's an archaeological puzzle. Was the female mummy found recently a warrior? If not, why were war clubs found in her grave? Found at an excavation of a ceremonial burial site in El Brujo near Trujillo, Peru, there were complicated tattoos on the arms and the grave included jewellery made of gold and semi-precious stones, sewing needles made of gold, tools for weaving, raw cotton, weapons like war clubs and spear throwers. The mummy was identified as belonging to the Moche culture and was dated to 450 A.D. Anthropologist John Verano of Tulane University pointed out that the presence of such items indicated the importance of the person. "Perhaps she was a female warrior, or maybe the war clubs and spear throwers were symbols of power that were funeral gifts from men," Verano told AP. In the earlier sites of Moche culture, no female warrior was found nor were the tattoos found on this mummy similar to the others found. The grave also contained the skeletal remains of a teenage girl who had been sacrificed.
COMPILED BY R. KRITHIKA
Printer friendly
page
Send this article to Friends by
E-Mail
Young World
|
