Remains of 250 sacrificed children found in Peru

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The remains are of children aged 4-12 years old, as well as 40 warriors, sacrificed between the 13th and 15th centuries, according to a video from Peruvian state media agency Andina.

have uncovered the remains of around 250 children sacrificed by the pre-Columbian Chimú civilization.

Archeologists say the children were sacrificed to the Chimú gods in an attempt to end natural disasters linked with the El Niño phenomenon. This is the third finding of its kind at Pampa La Cruz, an archeological site in Huanchaco-La Libertad, a tourist destination on the coast north of Lima."This is the biggest site where the remains of sacrificed children have been found," chief archeologist Feren Castillo told the AFP news agency."It's uncontrollable, this thing with the children. Wherever you dig, there's another one," he said.

And in April that year the skeletal remains of 140 children and 200 llamas were found in nearby HuanchaquitoThe children ranged in age from 5 to 14 and the baby llamas were less than 18 months old, according to a report by National Geographic."Skeletal remains of both children and animals show evidence of cuts to the sternum as well as rib dislocations," read the report.

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