Peruvian archaeologists discover ancient mummies surrounded by coca leaves.

Archaeologists in Peru have discovered a pre-Hispanic mummy buried in a ritual that included coca leaves and seashells on top of a destroyed U-shaped clay temple. The mummy was found on a hill in Lima next to the practice field of a professional soccer club. The body was tied with a rope braided from vines of vegetable origin and surrounded by stones. The mummy has not yet been dated, but old fly eggs found next to the skeleton suggest that the body was exposed for several days before being buried.