Leymebamba Museum: Conservation of Mummies and Funeral Offerings of the Chachapoyas

$51.3K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	Peru
Start Date	Oct 02, 2004
End Date	Oct 15, 2007
Duration	1,108 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`77130-48`

Grant Description

To support the study, proper conservation and exhibition of the collection in the Leymebamba Museum. The collection comes from a 1997 discovery in the Amazon region of a funeral site at the Lake of the Condors.

The site contained mummies and funeral offerings from the Pre-Incan culture of Chachapoyas which flourished from 800-1470 AD.