More than 1,000 years ago, this pre-Incan baby was buried on a desolate hillside in Peru. He was among dozens of well-preserved mummified skeletons that archaeologists found on the outskirts of the capital city of Lima.

The discovery was made by experts who were hired by the government to search for remains on the hillside before the construction of a new road.

This pre-Incan baby was found on a barren Peruvian hillside by an archaeologist who was touring the site before a new road was built.

Three days after the project began, the archaeologist came across the cemetery, according to National Geographic News.

“We already have more than 40 [mummified bundles] and the number increases every day,” Guillermo Cock, a Lima-based archaeologist, told the website.

‘Given the proximity to the city and the tradition of looting in the area, we are really surprised that this is virtually untouched, virtually untouched and virtually unlooted.

‘Only a few packages have suffered damage due to human action.’

In total, the team located around 26 graves, containing both children and adults.

The latest discovery was made near Puruchuco-Huaquerones, the largest Inca cemetery ever excavated.

Over the past 60 years, researchers have examined only 10 percent of the historic site.

So far, 2,000 mummies, pottery and hundreds of pieces of textiles, silver, copper and gold have been discovered.

The mummified skeleton has been preserved for more than 1,000 years outside Peru’s capital, Lima.

In addition to the baby, archaeologists also discovered the well-preserved remains of several pre-Incan adults.

An archaeologist from the site’s museum shows how mummies were wrapped to preserve them.

The latest finds have been moved to a local museum before the local government moves ahead with construction of the new highway.

Here archaeologists have been carefully examining the well-preserved remains.

In recent years, archaeologists have discovered thousands of mummies in Peru.

One of the most famous ever discovered was “Juanita, the Ice Maiden,” a girl preserved in ice on a mountain.

A pre-Incan silver ceremonial mask is seen on March 4, 2015 at the site museum of the little-known Puruchuco – “Feather Headdress” – Andean Quechua linguistic complex in Lima.

The place where the 26 tombs were found on the outskirts of Lima in Peru

A pre-Incan cotton and wool mask with silver applications is among the loot of historical objects discovered in Lima, Peru

Experts examine a series of ceramics that were also discovered by researchers.