Funerary Structure and Ceremonial Offerings Unearthed at Kuélap

Funerary structure and ceremonial offerings unearthed at Kuélap

Archaeologists from Peru’s Ministry of Culture have unearthed a chulpa type funerary structure during excavations at the northern zone of the Kuélap archaeological complex. Kuélap is situated in the mountainous terrain near the towns of María and Tingo, in the southern part of Peru’s Amazonas region. Perched on a ridge high above the Utcubamba Valley, the city covers an area of approximately 14.8 acres and is shaped like a cigar or irregular tra…

Chachapoya funerary structure and offerings unearthed in northern Kuélap, Peru

Archaeologists from Peru’s Ministry of Culture unearthed a chulpa-type funerary structure in the northern part of the Kuélap ancient city in the Amazonas region. The discovery, part of excavations led by the Kuélap Archaeological Research Program (PRIAK), is aimed at revealing the social and ceremonial dynamics of the Chachapoya culture. Kuélap, at 3,000 meters above sea level in the mountainous terrain of northern Peru, is the foremost archaeol…

The Ministry of Culture announced the discovery of a chulpa funerary structure and various ceremonial objects of high cultural value, during the excavations that were carried out for the first time at the end of the Kuélap Llaqta, Amazonas region. From the Unconcerted Directorate of Culture of Amazonas, attached to that portfolio, they indicated that the work of the specialists of the Kuélap Archaeological Research Program (PRIAK) in six circula…

Specialists recovered a stone axe and an engraved slate charm that stand out among the objects found in the archeol complex of Amazonas.