Archaeologists find mummy covered in coca leaves and bound with rope

Archaeologists find mummy covered in coca leaves and bound with rope

The skeleton was surrounded with coca leaves and bound with rope (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Archaeologists have found a pre-Hispanic mummy surrounded by coca leaves on top of a hill in Peru’s capital.

A team from the Associated Press on Thursday viewed the skeleton with long black hair lying face up with its lower extremities tied with a rope braided from vines of vegetable origin.

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