Amazonas, Mar. 22 (ANDINA).- A pre-Inca citadel and cemetery have been discovered near the Chucmar village in Bagua Grande, capital of Utcubamba province in the jungle region of Amazonas.
The discovery was made by a group of local people including Utcubamba deputy mayor Teofilo Rojas, cameraman Humberto Cedano, tourist guide Olga Cabanillas and authorities of Nuevo Jerusalem , La Palma, Jordan Sachapoyas and Chucmar villages.
The archaeological complex consists of circular stone houses, located in one of the highest part of a mountain with lush vegetation, five kilometers from the village of Chucmar.
The expedition did not only find circular stone houses, located in an area of approximately ten hectares, but also stone pestle to crush seeds, as well as stone axes and pottery bowls.
In the pre-Inca cemetery, there were a number of skulls and other skeletal remains of ancient people who lived in the area.
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