A group of students has discovered a 7000-year-old mummy during a trip to northern Chile.
La Tercera newspaper says the find was made by chance on Saturday during a visit to the Morro de Arica site by local children.
The at-risk youths enrolled in an archaeology workshop, were performing excavation work when one found a strange shape under dog droppings.
Ancient archaeological artefacts have been forced toward the surface following a powerful 8.2 earthquake that rocked the region in April, reports say.
Trip organiser Hans Neira said the discovery of the mummy, part of the Chinchorro culture, showed the area should be declared a protected zone.
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