Pre-Incan mummy unveiled

Mar. 24 - Peruvian archaeologists have unveiled a female mummy unearthed in 2004, thought to be an elite member of the Pre-Incan Ichma culture.

According to archaeologists, the mummy of a 50-year-old woman, discovered next to the remains of two children on San Lorenzo island, was most likely a prominent figure in her society.

The Ichma culture developed between 900 AD and 1500 AD and later joined the Inca empire in the Late Horizon period.

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PATHOLOGIST URIEL GARCIA: "This is sensational in the sense that this site was not inhabited, because on San Lorenzo there was no water. Therefore she must have been a very important person, because they had to transport the body by sea and reach the island to bury her."