Utility workers digging trenches stumble upon 1,000-year-old mummy with intact hair

Utility workers of late came across a millennia-old mummy that predates the Inca Empire The groundsmen were excavating trenches in the Peruvian capital of Lima earlier in June when they came across the remains The well-preserved female mummy dates back years experts reported and was ascertained just inches below the ground ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNCOVER NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN TOMBS OF ANCIENT EGYPTIAN OFFICIALSThe Inca Empire lasted from around to A D so the individual died a few years before the rise of the Incans Pictures of the remains show the skeleton in an upright position still retaining dark brown hair The mummy likely dates back to the Chancay heritage which existed in Peru from to A D Jose Aliaga an archaeologist with utility company C lidda explained The Associated Press the burial was undoubtedly pre-Hispanic DOZENS OF ANCIENT SKELETONS DISCOVERED IN HEART OF BUSTLING CITY 'HARD TO IMAGINE'The Spanish colonized the area in We detected remains and evidence that there could be a pre-Hispanic burial Aliaga explained Lima home to million people has been inhabited by humans for thousands of years The city is located in a valley irrigated by three Andes-fed rivers which made it inhabitable for ancient civilizations For more Lifestyle articles visit foxnews com lifestylePieter Van Dalen dean of the College of Archaeologists of Peru described AP that coming across remains is not uncommon in Lima The city alone boasts archaeological sites It is very common to find archaeological remains on the Peruvian coast including Lima mainly funerary elements tombs burials and among these mummified individuals the expert noted Van Dalen who was not involved in the discovery announced various Peruvian mummies are naturally mummified in desert areas where their skin is dehydrated by the heat Particular Peruvian mummies are usually located in a seated position with hands covering their faces CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERMummies are of high interest to archaeologists worldwide and multiple are discovered and studied every year Earlier this spring Peruvian administrators stated the discovery of -year-old remains belonging to a high-status ancient woman Researchers also conducted a up-to-date inquiry on an th-century mummy in Austria finding that it was well-preserved from an peculiar embalming method Fox News Digital's Mitch Picasso contributed to this review as did The Associated Press