A research team working on Las Ánimas Hill in the lush dry forest of La Otra Banda, in the district of Zaña, northern Peru have unearthed two ceremonial structures dating to the Moche culture (600-700 AD) and the Initial Period (over 3,500 BC). The findings provide valuable insights into the symbolic, religious, and ideological worldviews of ancient inhabitants.
The discoveries made by the Úcupe – Zaña Valley Cultural Landscapes Archaeological Project were presented by Dr. Luis Armando Muro Ynoñán, the project director, to local authorities and residents, announced the Chiclayo News Agency.
The project, funded by the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and the University of California Los Angeles, received authorization from the General Directorate of Archaeological Heritage of the Ministry of Culture. The Decentralized Directorate of Culture of Lambayeque oversaw the project’s initial stage.
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