Moche Warrior Woman (tattooed Mummy) Lecture

On March 8th we attended an excellent Lecture at UAH on a Peruvian mummy. The speaker John Verano is a self proclaimed "bone guy" (a physical anthropologist) - discussed the excavation and study of a mummy buried with a fantastic array of artifacts. Clint is a bit of a Egyptophile, so you can imagine we've seen a lot of material on Egyptian Mummies, so I really enjoyed the uniqueness of the Peruvian burial. In addition to the clubs, spear throwers, plate mail the mummy "burrito" contained some of the most beautiful metal work. Our favorite artifacts were the beautiful intricate nose pieces made with gold and silver. The mummy was featured in National Geographic: Mummy of the Tattoo Woman