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)

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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