Some 500 years ago, the Chimú in what is now Peru ritually killed hundreds of their young in the largest mass child sacrifice events known in world history. Now archaeologists are trying to ...

Archaeologists in Peru have discovered the remains of what is believed to be wealthy members of the Chimu civilization, a pre-Inca society that thrived for centuries in arid plains nestled between ...

The Chimu civilization extended along the Peruvian coast to where Ecuador begins, with its empire brought down by the Incas in around 1475, just a few decades after the sacrifice at Las Llamas.

Pottery from Chimu culture tombs are seen at the archaeological site in Trujillo, Peru, March 21, 2018. Douglas Juarez/Douglas Juarez. Originating in around 900 C.E., the Chimú civilization came ...

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

Over the course of three years, archaeologists in Peru uncovered the graves of 140 children, all killed by a swift cut to their chest, presumably to rip out their hearts.

Leer en español. Evidence for the largest single incident of mass child sacrifice in the Americas— and likely in world history—has been discovered on Peru's northern coast, archaeologists ...

After the Chimú children were sacrificed, their remains were arranged in groups of three by chronological age, often resting on their backs or sides with their legs flexed. Children were placed facing ...

What is it? Funerary Idols. Material. Wood, cinnabar, lime or calcium-based paint, and copper. Culture. Chimú-Inca. Date. 5th-16th centuries A.D.. Found. Samanco ...

“The Chimu was not a tribe,” Prieto explained. “They were a large empire whose capital city [covered] more than 8 square miles. The city of Chan Chan had palaces, temples, storage facility ...

Related: Ancient child sacrifice victims unearthed in Peru The Spondylus shells were "more valuable than gold for these people," said Gabriel Prieto, an assistant professor of anthropology at the ...