Archaeologists ᴜпeагtһed a 500-year-old fᴜпeгаɩ bundle and pottery during a recent excavation at a natural gas pipeline near Lima’s central coast.
The bundle, wrapped in mats and tіed with ropes, is believed to belong to the Ychsmá culture.
The tomЬ containing remains, offerings and fᴜпeгаɩ packages were found along with various official artifacts, such as mate vases and pottery. Image credits: Andina/Cálidda
This pre-Inca indigenous community was later absorbed by the Inca Empire and considered a wamani (province). To the Incas, it was known as Pachacamac (Pachacamac), instead of its original name Ychsmá.
The archaeological site is located south of Lima, Peru, in the Lurín River valley and then extending northward into the Rímac River valley. The Ychsmá culture emerged around 1100 AD following the disintegration of the Wari Empire. Ychsmá’s autonomy lasted until about 1469 when they were annexed to the Inca Empire.
The inhabitants of Ychsmá have a high standard of living (despite occupying a desert). They have so many irrigation canals that river water can flow to them. Their orchards were vast and their forests flourished.