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Massive Inca Cemetery Unearthed Thousands of Inca mummies have been found beneath a dusty shantytown in Peru. The mummy bundles -- containing several individuals each along with food, tools and jewels for the afterlife -- are providing archaeologists with amazing stories about Inca culture. For All Things Considered, NPR's Allison Aubrey reports.

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Thousands of Inca mummies have been found beneath a dusty shantytown in Peru. The mummy bundles — containing several individuals each along with food, tools and jewels for the afterlife — are providing archaeologists with amazing stories about Inca culture. For All Things Considered, NPR's Allison Aubrey reports.