Ancient Origins

First Known Deliberate Mummification Found in Inca Child Sacrifice

A new bioarchaeological study has identified what researchers describe as the first known case of deliberate mummification applied to a child sacrificed during the Inca capacocha ritual. The finding ...
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Empires of the dead Inca mummies and the Peruvian ancestors of American anthropologyy Christopher Heaney

Introduction: Death's Heads: Humanity's Peruvian Ancestors at the Smithsonian -- Part 1. Opening, 1525-1795. Curing Incas: Andean Lifeways and the Pre-Hispanic Imperial Dead -- Embalming Incas: Huayna ...
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The Ice Maiden : Inca mummies, mountain gods, and sacred sites in the Andes / Johan Reinhard

Discovery on Ampato -- Return of the maiden -- Extreme archaeology -- Mummies and media -- The mountains of power -- Juanita's journey --Peaks, storms, and sarita -- Earth mother, mountain father -- ...
Newsday

Utility workers uncover 1,000-year-old pre-Inca mummy in Peru's capital

LIMA, Peru — Utility workers excavating trenches to expand the network of natural gas pipelines in Peru’s capital have uncovered a pre-Inca mummy approximately 1,000 years old, barely half a meter (20 ...
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati

Utility workers uncover 1,000-year-old pre-Inca mummy, still has dark brown hair

LIMA, Peru (AP) - Utility workers excavating trenches to expand the network of natural gas pipelines in Peru’s capital have uncovered a pre-Inca mummy approximately 1,000 years old, barely half a ...
Greek Reporter

First Evidence of Deliberate Mummification Found in Inca Child Sacrifice

Archaeologists uncover the first case of deliberate mummification of an Inca child, shedding new light on ancient Andean rituals.