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Peruvian archaeologists discovered a pre-Hispanic mural more than 3,200 years old, in a ceremonial center that has been partially destroyed by farmers in the northern Peruthe researchers reported.
“We have fortuitously found a mural of more than 3,200 years old in a pre-Hispanic huaca, located on agricultural land in the La Libertad region, ”archaeologist Feren Castillo told AFP.
“The mural with the figure of a spider with a knife is located in a building of approximately 15 meters in diameter by 5 meters in height of the huacaCastillo explained.
The painting is on a white background and the designs of the figures stand out for their ocher, yellow, gray, white color.
“One of the evidences of this archaeological structure is that its location is strategic because it is close to the river. The iconography that we are observing with the naked eye, because no investigations have been done yet, is that it was a temple dedicated to the divinities of water, ”archaeologist Régulo Franco, known for finding the funeral bundle of the Lady of Cao-, who was alerted to the appearance of the mural.
The discovery was made by chance two weeks ago in an agricultural field in the valley of the Virú province, La Libertad region, about 500 km north of Lima.
In the field, with the support of machinery, farmers planted avocados and sugar cane, destroying part of the heritage.
“We have asked the Ministry of Culture to intervene, but with the pandemic it is difficult,” Castillo said.
The Cupisnique culture, discovered by Rafael Larco in 1930, developed during the Formative Age, three thousand years ago. It was developed in the Virú valleys and in the Lambayeque region.
The spider is a divinity typical of the Cupisnique culture and it appears more frequently in their glasses and stone plates. The image is associated with fertility.
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