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

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 ...

New CT scans reveal the last moments of the Inca children who were sacrificed and mummified about 500 years ago.

Explore Machu Picchu’s dramatic edge at the so-called “Sacrificial Rock,” where local legends about Inca human sacrifice are questioned and reframed as a likely place of meditation with sweeping views ...

High in the Andes, above the clouds and far from everyday life, archaeologists uncovered a discovery that still feels unreal. The Llullaillaco Maiden was an Inca girl sacrificed around 500 years ago ...

Archaeologists working on the high volcanoes of the Andes have discovered the first clear case of deliberate mummification of a child sacrificed in the capacocha ritual of the Incas. This was reported ...

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