The+Lady+of+Cao+(Moche+Mummy)


 * THE LADY OF CAO (MOCHE MUMMY) **

- the dry conditions of where she was buried - her tomb was under a covered patio and therefore protected from rain. - scientists found a fan that they think the mummy used to keep herself dry. -It was wrapped in wrappings - the tomb was not found by looters ||  ||
 * **About the Mummy** || This female mummy was found in 2005 inside a pyramid built by the Moche people in Peru. She was found wrapped in hundreds of layers of cloth and buried with ceremonial clubs and 100 spear throwers and jewelery. This is significant because it seems to disprove the belief that only men were warriors and they were the only ones who were held in such high regard in this ancient society. The fact that she was buried with beads and a gold bowl over her face also attest to her importance. There were 3 different tattoos found on her body; smiley faces, hearts, and snakes. |||| [[image:peru-mummies.jpg width="180" height="115"]] ||
 * **Where is Peru?** || Peru is on the west coast of South America. The pyramid were she was found is called Huaca Cao Viejo. || Click here to see a map of Peru and where the burial site is. ||
 * **How old is she?** || Scientist say that this Moche woman died about 1,500 hundred years ago, when she was 25 years old. When organic artifacts (like fabrics or wood or skin) are found, scientist take them to a lab and analyze the carbon molecules they contain.This process is called radiocarbon dating. In the case of the Moche mummy, scientist analyzed the carbon molecules found in a rope that was tied around the neck of a teenage girl who was sacrificed and found buried with her. ||  ||
 * **Why is she in such good condition?** || This mummy was found in such great condition (she had most of her hair, in traditional braids, she has a lot of her skin) because of several reasons: