| Published Fri, April 27th 2018 at 12:40, Updated April 27th 2018 at 12:51 GMT +3Excavations near the northern Peruvian coastal city of Trujillo began in 2011 when archaeologists uncovered the remains of 42 children and 76 llamas. ALSO READ: Peru's embattled president Kuczynski announces resignationThe cliff is located just outside the northwestern coastal city of Trujillo, Peru's third largest city which today has 800,000 inhabitants. The team uncovered evidence of "the largest single incident of mass child sacrifice in the Americas -- and likely in world history." The excavations began in 2011 when the team uncovered the remains of 42 children and 76 llamas at a 3,500-year-old temple nearby. "Until now, the largest mass child sacrifice event for which we have physical evidence is the ritual murder and interment of 42 children at Templo Mayor in the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan," National Geographic said, referring to what is modern-day Mexico City.

Source: Standard Digital April 27, 2018 09:33 UTC