{"id":261,"date":"2009-11-03T10:52:18","date_gmt":"2009-11-03T10:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greatarchaeology.com\/news\/?p=261"},"modified":"2009-11-03T11:03:23","modified_gmt":"2009-11-03T11:03:23","slug":"archaeologists-have-unearthed-the-youngest-moche-noble-at-sipan-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatarchaeology.com\/news\/2009\/11\/archaeologists-have-unearthed-the-youngest-moche-noble-at-sipan-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Archaeologists Have Unearthed The Youngest Moche noble at Sip\u00e1n site"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Tomb<\/a><\/p>\n

Two thousand years ago, a young man was buried in the royal mausoleum next to a huge and brightly festooned Moche pyramid, now known as the Huaca Rajada, at the site of Sip\u00e1n. Studies have been conducted on this latest discovery that have determined his age at moment of death to be just 21, making him the youngest Moche noble yet found.<\/p>\n

This is the important conclusion of scientific analysis conducted by physical anthropologist Luis Millones, who in the past weeks has studied the tomb of the mysterious youngster, determining his age and nobility, astonishing considering his contemporaries died in their 40s.<\/p>\n

Luis Millones and team had recognized about the tomb at the Sip\u00e1n site, location of one of world\u2019s archaeology\u2019s most inspiring discoveries in the form of the Lord of Sip\u00e1n, since 2005.
\nMillones has taken bone samples from the skeleton\u2019s right foot, which have been sent to a lab in the US in order to determine both the exact age and the degree to which the young Moche was associated to those in other tombs at the famous site.<\/p>\n

\"Youngest<\/a><\/p>\n

The remains of the young noble have been unearthed and removed from the tomb to determine locally whether the bones show any signs of violence, or any other kind of evidence to explain the cause of death.<\/p>\n

\"Owl<\/a><\/p>\n

Head of the Sipan site, Luis Chero Zurita, told reporters today that from the studies carried out so far, the team is ready to publicize who they think the character was.<\/p>\n

Based on the things found in the tomb \u2013 two ceramic containers, two another owl-shaped ceramic items and a gold mask also of an owl \u2013 the team is lead to the conclusion that he served spiritual functions.
\nSpeaking with a reporter from Peru\u2019s El Comercio newspaper, he explained:<\/p>\n

\u201cSimilar objects were found in tomb 14 of the warrior-priest, in which many details featuring owls are seen. There are other objects, like the tip of a metal club or spear, which also reveals that it served military functions\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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