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  • Peruvian archaeologists unearth 500-year-old Inca ceremonial bath: Ancient ceremonial Inca bathroom discovered, in Huanuco

    04/26/2023 8:22:04 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 12 replies
    Reuters ^ | April 14, 2023, Last Updated 12 days ago | Reporting by Marco Aquino; Writing by Sarah Morland; Editing by Aurora Ellis
    Archaeologists in the Peruvian Andes have discovered an Inca bathing complex built half a millennia ago, which they believe may have served the elite of the sprawling empire than once dominated large swathes of South America.Found near the "House of the Inca" in the Huanuco Pampa archaeological zone in central Peru, local archaeologists believe that the bath may have served a religious purpose for high-ranking members of the Inca empire, which 500 years ago extended from southern Ecuador to the center of Chile.Luis Paredes Sanchez, project manager at Huanuco Pampa, said the structure was similar to "more hierarchical, restricted and...