Pacopampa

Pacopampa is an archaeological site located in the northern highlands of Peru, in the department of Cajamarca [1]. It presents the remains of a monumental ceremonial center, made with cut and polished stone [1]. It belongs to the Formative period, dating from 1200 to 500 BC [1]. In 2009 a team of archaeologists of the Pacopampa Archaeological Project, directed by Yuji Seki, announced the discovery of the tomb of a woman, presumably a person of great power in the area, from around 900 BC or so [1]. The tomb, shaped like a boot, is very deep and had been in all that time free from looters or grave robbers [1].