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Inca child sacrifice

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Archaeology
Inca children sacrificed on Andean peaks were given coca, alcohol and possibly an ayahuasca ingredient
Hair and nail tests on eight frozen Inca mummies show all chewed coca, four drank alcohol,…
Arvind4 min →
Inca Child Mummies on Llullaillaco Were Sacrificed to Anchor Imperial Power in 1499
Archaeology
Inca Child Mummies on Llullaillaco Were Sacrificed to Anchor Imperial Power in 1499
A new study dating plant seeds buried with the Llullaillaco Maiden has narrowed the famous capacocha…
Arvind7 min →
CT scans have revealed the final moments of Inca children sacrificed as messengers to the gods.
Archaeology
CT scans have revealed the final moments of Inca children sacrificed as messengers to the gods.
High-tech CT scans reconstruct the last moments of Inca children sacrificed in the Andes, revealing a…
Andrew Whitman5 min →