ifts . ▁The ▁date ▁obtained ▁by ▁radi oc ar bon ▁was ▁ 1 4 6 0 ▁AC ▁+ 6 0 . ▁Rod ents ▁and ▁birds ▁of ▁pre y ▁had ▁dist urbed ▁the ▁bur ial , ▁after ▁the ▁holes ▁had ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁s arc oph ag us . ▁The ▁s arc oph ag us ▁was ▁em pt ied ▁by ▁scient ists ▁to ▁preserve ▁the ▁m ummy ▁and ▁its ▁belong ings . ▁ ▁The ▁s arc oph agi ▁are ▁sh aped ▁into ▁big ▁anth rop omorph ous ▁caps ules , ▁made ▁of ▁cl ay ▁and ▁mixed ▁with ▁st icks ▁and ▁stones . ▁Only ▁the ▁head ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ch est ▁are ▁compact . ▁Both ▁body ▁and ▁head ▁are ▁decor ated ▁by ▁red ▁painting ▁of ▁two ▁t ones , ▁applied ▁over ▁a ▁white ▁base . ▁ ▁App earance ▁of ▁s arc oph agi ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁s arc oph agi ▁are ▁ev oc ations ▁of ▁the ▁typical ▁form ▁of ▁fun eral ▁bundle ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁coast ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁mountain ▁range , ▁corresponding ▁to ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁T ia hu an aco - H u ari . ▁In ▁effect , ▁the ▁anth rop omorph ous ▁form ▁has ▁been ▁only ▁given ▁in ▁the ▁out lines ▁of ▁the ▁human ▁body , ▁without ▁the ▁forms ▁corresponding ▁to ▁the ▁extrem ities ▁taking ▁shape . ▁It ▁is ▁necessary ▁to ▁notice ▁that ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁s arc oph ag us ▁has ▁received ▁sculpt ural ▁treatment , ▁and ▁the ▁face ▁is ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁copying ▁in ▁cl