Paracas necropolis facts

In the late 1930s, the Rockefeller Foundation supported conservation and new research on the Paracas materials. Once again, the National Museum ...

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Wari Kayán is an archaeological site located on the Paracas Peninsula in Peru, approximately 250 kilometers south of Lima. It is renowned for its ancient ...

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The 'Necropolis' refers to a two densely concentrated burial clusters on the north slope of Cerro Colorado.

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The Paracas Cavernas (cavern) pits were small bottle-shaped shaft tombs, while the Paracas Necropolis crypts were large mausoleums fitted with masonry walls.

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The Necropolis burials reflect social stratification within Paracas society. These were high-status individuals who were entombed with spectacular textiles. The ...

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Labeled Paracas Necropolis, bodies were buried in a flexed position either alone or in multiples. In 1929, the Peruvian archeologist Julio C. Tello unearthed ...

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The Wari Kayan necropolis consisted in a multitude of large underground burial chambers, with an average capacity of about forty mummies. It is ...

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by A Peters · 1994 · Cited by 2 — Paracas Cavernas, Paracas Necropolis, and Ocucaje are groups of burials made some 2000 years ago on the south coast of Peru.

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Most of the information on the life of the Paracas comes from the excavations of the Paracas necropolis, first explored by the Peruvian ...

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