Emotion during the update of the fresco of the Huaca Pintada.
We had met him at the beginning of the year so that he speaks to us about his archaeological excavations in Peru. Sām Ghavami has just made a crucial discovery there, that of a pre-Incaic fresco which one believed lost forever. Emotion during the update of the fresco of the Huaca Pintada. What makes the uncovered fresco exceptional? - It is remarkable in the sense that it is extremely rare to be able to unearth mural paintings of such quality in pre-Columbian archaeology. This fresco is also unique, because it has a particular history. It was unearthed in 1916 by a group of huaqueros , grave robbers, operating in one of the hundreds of huacas (ancient sanctuaries) of the northern coast of Peru. It was then one of the most fantastic sets of images ever discovered.
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