World / Peru Skeletons 76 children found heart was taken out murder was done by sacrificing

Peru : A heart-wrenching case has come to light in Peru. Archaeologists have found skeletons of dozens of children here and many more are expected to be found in the coming times. These children were put to death by sacrifice. If you look at the skeleton, it is known that the hearts of the children were taken out. Gabriel Prieto, assistant professor at the University of Florida, who excavated at Pampa la Cruz near Huanchaco, where the remains of the children were found. "All 76 skeletons had a transversal clean cut, which suggests that the rib cage may have been opened and then the heart was removed," he said.

As Live Science reports, Professor Preeto told via email that the children were buried in an extended position with the feet facing east. He was buried on top of an artificial mound. It is not clear whether the sacrifice was made at this place. He continued, "We thought the area, and the mound in particular, would be free of sacrifices, but we found the opposite." Excavations at Pampa la Cruz have been going on for many years. So far, the skeletons of 323 children have been found. In addition, 137 other children and three adults were found at a nearby site called Las Lamas. These remains also suggest that the children's hearts were removed.

Professor Prieto said that based on the archaeological finds so far, many more children are expected to be sacrificed near Huanchaco. It can be more than 1,000. Prieto said radiocarbon dating is needed on the 76 newly uncovered skeletons. The people living in Huanchaco also practiced human sacrifice in the area, said Richard Sutter, president of anthropology at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, who is part of the team working at Huanchaco. At the same time, scholars who did not participate in the excavation told that the discoveries in Huanchaco are important. Meanwhile, the team is requesting permission from the Peruvian Ministry of Culture to take some of the samples abroad so that the samples can be tested to determine more precise dates.