circa 800
Four elite women are
interred at El Castillo de
Huarmey. Their tomb
will remain intact for a
thousand years.circa 900
Construction at El
Castillo de Huarmey of
the giant red necropolis
devoted to ancestor
worship is completed.circa 1000
Severe drought is
believed to have
weakened Wari control
and caused its empire to
collapse.GOING DEEP
As layers of dirt were cleared
away, a labyrinth of chambers
made of heavy mud bricks
revealed itself during the
excavation of the royal tomb at
El Castillo de Huarmey, Peru.
MILOSZ GIERSZ/NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC