Archaeologists excavated the site of a previously unknown 15th-century mass sacrifice in Peru and discovered the skeletons of 137 children, three adults and more than 200 juvenile llamas, according to a new study
. The researchers say that the displaced ribs and cut marks on the sternums of the human and animal bones suggest their hearts were removed.
The findings were published in the journal PLOS on Wednesday.The site was excavated between 2011 and 2016 after local residents said they saw bones in eroding roadside dunes. The well-preserved remains were found over 700 square meters where the Chimú state culture lived along Peru's coast during the 15th century. The Chimú state was at its peak then, one of the most powerful in the Americas. From A.D.
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