00:03Recently, this was uncovered in northern Peru.
00:07It's a massive mural inside what experts believe is an ancient throne room.
00:11Now, archaeologists say not only does it depict a woman ruling over the area over a thousand years ago,
00:16but they add this space could have been used by the leader.
00:18The throne room mural depicts a woman amongst sea creatures and a crescent moon.
00:22The images also appear to show the female leader presiding over and receiving visitors, among other iconography.
00:28The archaeologists say that the mural was made in the 7th century AD, meaning it was made some 1300 years
00:35ago.
00:35And the most amazing thing is that the excavators say they have also identified wear and tear to the room,
00:40which they say means at some point it was likely occupied, not simply built for ornament or ceremony.
00:46However, the archaeologists add it is also of great importance as they say it predates the Hispanic introduction to the
00:51Americas,
00:52with the researchers noting, quote,
00:54We are finding new iconography of the pre-Hispanic world.
00:57This iconography has no antecedents.
