1,500-Year-Old Moche Indian Lord’s Tomb Discovered in Peru

posted on May 29th, 2009 in Archaeology, Northern Kingdoms of Peru, Peru, Recent Discoveries

Lord of Ucupe Moche Indian’s Tomb

The tomb of the “Lord of Ucupe,” a Moche lord who died in what is now nothern Peru in @ 500 A.D. (photos: Steve Borget)

“King of Bling” Tomb Sheds Light on Ancient Peru

National Geographic News

April 10, 2009

Packed with treasure in the styles of two ancient orders, the 1,500-year-old tomb of the Moche Indian “king of bling” is like no other, according to archaeologist Steve Bourget.

Discovered in Peru at the base of an eroded mud-brick pyramid, the tomb gradually yielded its contents last summer.

Among the finds: 19 golden headdresses, various pieces of jewelry, and two funerary masks, as well as skeletons of two other men and a pregnant woman.

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