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Archaeologists Uncover 650-AD Male Skeleton at Huaca Pucllana

8/19/2026

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Archaeologists led by archaeologist Gladys Paz uncovered a male skeleton near the base of Huaca Pucllana in Lima on Aug. 18, 2026.
Radiocarbon dating places the remains at about 650 AD, roughly 1,400 years old, which Paz said will help study Lima-culture rituals of the 1st–7th centuries.
Professor Pieter Van Dalen noted that tombs often appear during coastal construction and that the government reports more than 400 archaeological sites in metropolitan Lima.

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Archaeologists led by archaeologist Gladys Paz uncovered a male skeleton near the base of Huaca Pucllana in Lima on Aug. 18, 2026.
Radiocarbon dating places the remains at about 650 AD, roughly 1,400 years old, which Paz said will help study Lima-culture rituals of the 1st–7th centuries.
Professor Pieter Van Dalen noted that tombs often appear during coastal construction and that the government reports more than 400 archaeological sites in metropolitan Lima.