A team of Peruvian gas workers has stumbled upon an ancient burial while laying pipes in Lima — unearthing the remarkably preserved mummy of a young boy believed to be over 1,000 years old.

The discovery was made earlier this week in the Puente Piedra district, a bustling neighborhood in northern Lima. According to Jesús Bahamonde, scientific coordinator for Calidda, the gas company overseeing the project, workers first encountered the trunk of a huarango tree — a native species once used by ancient cultures as a tomb marker — buried just half a meter below the surface.

At a depth of 1.2 meters, the team uncovered the mummified remains of a boy estimated to be between 10 and 15 years old. The burial is thought to date from between 1000 and 1200 CE.

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