Photo: 80 Ancient "Cloud Warrior" Skeletons Found in Peru Fort

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The remains of 80 members of an ancient civilization have been unearthed in the ruins of a fortress high in the Peruvian Andes, an archaeologist has announced.

The scores of skeletons bear evidence of extremely quick deaths, the bodies having been found where they fell, without burial, the scientist reported.

Photograph courtesy Alfredo Narváez

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