Excavation reveals 3,000 year old mummy in Peru

Lima: Archaeologists in Lima have made an exciting find with the unearthing of a mummy dating back approximately 3,000 years. This discovery adds to the growing collection of pre-Hispanic artifacts found in Peru.

Students from San Marcos University and researchers initially found remains of the mummy's hair and skull in a cotton bundle during excavation, before uncovering the rest of the mummy.