درس ششم: کشف مومیایی پرویی

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At close to 3,000 years old, scientists were amazed at how well preserved the remains were. The woman, named the Lady of Pacopampa after the site in the northern highlands where she was found, stood at just over one and a half metres tall

She was discovered surrounded by gold necklaces, pendants and ceramics. Archaeologists were also surprised to find jewellery made from seashells as the site where she was found in the Andean Cajamarca region is several hundred miles from the coast and there was little previous evidence of trade between the two areas

Although the circumstances of her death are still unclear, the Japanese researcher leading the dig, Yuji Seki, said her bones were found in the foetal position with the legs bound by a cord. He added that she was between 30 and 40 years old when she died, considerably older than most mummified bodies found in Peru

Archaeologists believe the Pacopampa area where she was found was an important ceremonial site, contemporary with the better-known Chavin and Cupisnique cultures

Dan Collyns, Lima

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تا چه حد جسد به خوبی حفظ شده            how well preserved the remains were

گردن بندهای آویزدار و ظروف سرامیک               pendants and ceramics

باستانشناسان                 archaeologists

گوش ماهی ها، صدف ها              seashells

ساحل                                the coast

چگونگی مرگ او، اینکه چگونه مرده             the circumstances of her death

حالت جنینی، مانند جنین دست و پا را به طرف سینه بالا آوردن و جمع کردن                 the foetal position

با طناب بسته شده                     bound by a cord

اجساد مومیایی شده                  mummified bodies

معاصر                        contemporary