Fragmentos de cerámica inca que habrían sido incinerados después de una ofrenda a la tierra fueron descubiertos por investigadores de la Dirección Desconcentrada de Cultura de Cusco a 30 centímetros de profundidad, en la Sala de los Espejos de la ciudadela de Machu Picchu.
10:34 | Cusco (Cusco region), Jun. 22.
Inca ceramic fragments —allegedly burned following an offering to Mother Earth— were discovered 30 centimeters underground at Machu Picchu's Mirrors Room.
The new discovery was unveiled by experts from the Decentralized Culture Directorate of Cusco (DDCC).
They were found entombed in a slab platform as part of the
Machu Picchu Archaeological Research Program.
Several fragments of a cone-shaped vessel were permeated with large quantities of ash, hence their dark color.
According to Fernando Astete, head of the Machu Picchu National Archaeological Park, the pottery remains will undergo physicochemical and Carbon-14 analysis to determine their age and usage.
DDCC is conducting research in three sectors of the Llacta (Inca citadel) and in two areas next to the Wall at Mandor Mountain.
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Published: 6/22/2017