The burials are thought to have occurred between 1480 and 1535, with the site serving as a central cemetery for the Inca, who ruled a powerful South American empire before being conquered by the Spanish.

• 据认为，这些木乃伊葬于1480年至1535年间，此次考古挖掘所在地为印加国的主要墓地，印加国在被西班牙人征服之前是南美的一大帝国。