An amazing discovery has been recently made in Peru that will help us to better understand pre-Columbian people in that most facinating region of the world.

Here is a snippet from the CBC coverage:

Archeologists in northern Peru say they've unearthed a rare, well-preserved pre-Incan tomb dating back 1,600 years.

The tomb in Ucupe, 670 kilometres from Lima, had human remains as well as ceramics and jewelery, indicating the person was probably from nobility.

"It's clearly a first-rate find, because there is lots of iconography, which are elaborate," Canadian archeologist Steve Bourget told Reuters on Saturday.

"It will be a real pleasure to manipulate the data and compare them to sites like Sipan," said Bourget, who has worked in the area since 1986.

Sipan is a Moche archeological site located in the same region, famous for the tomb of El Señor de Sipan (Lord of Sipan). It is considered to be one of the most important archeological discoveries in the past 30 years because the main tomb was found intact.

Bourget said the team also discovered some technologically sophisticated objects made from copper.

Full CBC Article Here

With the sheer volume of grave robbery that went on in Peru in the past, and still continues on today because of the high demand of collectors around the globe it is a wonder that this tomb even exists in such an intact state. Very exciting indeed!!