Lima, Peru-Andina News Agency Excavations conducted by a team led by archaeologist Ruth Sheedy Solís of the National University of San Marcos at the main public structure in Penico, located on Peru’s Pacific coast within the Ministry of Culture’s Caral Archaeological Zone, have revealed a ritual offering associated with the consecration of a platform about 3,800 years ago, the report said. The 43 objects, made of wood and bone, were placed in a small area at the edge of a semicircle of round stones over which a larger stone was placed. Some artefacts had designs carved on them and were set on fire. Sculptures include a woman, possible authority figures, birds, snakes, tadpoles, and geometric and abstract motifs. The artefact’s cavities are believed to contain inlays of minerals and semi-precious stones, such as nine possible “eyes” made from mollusk shells. Many pearls made of blue-green minerals and shells were also recovered. To read more about archeology in Huaura Province, Peru, visit “Off the Grid: Wichama, Peru“
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