More than 1,000 years ago this pre-Inca baby was laid to rest on a barren Peruvian hillside . It was among dozens of well-preserved mummified skeletons found by archaeologists on the outskirts of the capital city of Lima . The discovery was made by experts who were hired by the Government to search the hillside for any remains prior to the building of a new road . This pre-Inca baby was found on a barren Peruvian hillside by archaeologist combing the site before a new road is constructed . The newfound site is on the northwestern edge the largest Inca cemetery ever excavated , Puruchuco-Huaquerones . In the last 60 years researchers have examined just 10 per cent of the historic site . So far they have uncovered 2,000 mummies , ceramics and hundreds of pieces of textile , silver , copper and gold . Three days into the project the archaeologist came across the cemetery , according to National Geographic News . 'By now we have over 40 [ mummy bundles ] and the number increases every day . ' Guillermo Cock , a Lima-based archaeologist , reportedly told the website . 'Given the proximity to the city and the tradition of looting in the area , we are really surprised that this is mostly undisturbed , mostly intact , mostly unlooted . 'Only a few bundles have suffered damage by human action . ' In total the team located around 26 tombs , containing both children and adults . The latest discovery was made close to Puruchuco-Huaquerones - the largest Inca cemetery ever excavated . In the last 60 years researchers have examined just 10 per cent of the historic site . So far they have uncovered 2,000 mummies , ceramics and hundreds of pieces of textile , silver , copper and gold . The mummified skeleton has been preserved for more than 1,000 years outside Peru 's capital of Lima . As well as the baby , archaeologists also uncovered the well-preserved remains of a number of pre-Inca adult . An archaeologist at the site museum shows how the mummies were wrapped up to preserve them . The latest finds have been moved to a site museum before the local government move ahead with the building of the new highway . Here archaeologist have been carefully examining the well-preserved remains . In recent years thousands of mummies have been uncovered in Peru by archaeologists . One of the most famous to ever be uncovered was 'Juanita the Ice Maiden ' , a girl preserved in ice on a mountain . A pre-Inca silver ceremonial mask is seen on March 4 , 2015 , at the site museum of the almost unknown Puruchuco - '' Feathered Head-Piece '' in Andean Quechua language-complex in Lima . The site where the 26 tombs were found on the outskirts of Lima in Peru . A pre-Inca cotton and wool shoulder bag mask with silver applications is among the haul of historical items discovered in LIma , Peru . Experts examine a number of ceramics that were also uncovered by researchers .
Mummified pre-Inca baby found on hillside on the outskirts of Lima , Peru . Experts found 26 tombs containing bodies of adults and children . Archaeologists were searching site ahead of a new road building project . Well-preserved remains now being moved to a museum .