They opened a 750-year-old corridor. 20 figures were waiting. π . . . In 2018, archaeologists at Chan Chan near Trujillo, Peru uncovered a 30-meter ceremonial passageway built by the Chimu civilization around 1270 AD. Inside were 20 wooden statues, each wearing a ceramic mask and holding a scepter and shield β preserved by the desert for seven centuries.
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