Skeleton found at ancient pyramid could rewrite what we know about human sacrifice rituals

Archaeologists have found the skeletal remains of an adult human near the base of an ancient pyramid in Peru.Researchers believe that the person, believed to be a man, was buried as an offering at the base of Huaca Pucllana, an adobe pyramid in the country’s capital, Lima.They think that he was sacrificed during a ritual that coincided with the sealing of a canal joined to a ceremonial pool.The lead archaeologist on the excavation, Gladys Paz, said that the find will assist experts to gain insight into “the rituals of the Lima culture” and reconstruct ceremonies that were conducted centuries in the past.Interred inside the canal, the body was placed resting on its left side, with its skull aligned towards the pyramid and the Pacific Ocean.The Lima civilisation flourished along Peru’s dry c