Archaeologists in Peru have discovered a burial site from an ancient civilisation that predates the Incas and would have been in existence near the time of Christ.<br /><br />They have found the remains of three ancient elites believed to have died more than 1,600 years ago in northern Peru, ITN News reported.<br /><br />Archaeologist and director of the museum of the royal tombs of Sipan, Walter Alva explained what they unearthed:<br /><br />"There are three coffins made of cane. The first belongs to an adolescent 13-years-old, more or less. The second person appears to be a woman as far as we can see. And the third person, whom we have yet to touch, we can see is in a coffin covered in copper and golden copper."<br /><br />The three are thought to belong to the Mochica community which ruled the northern coast of Peru from the time of Christ to the eighth century A.D.
