Dec
2
Inca-Era Mummy Discovered Near Machu Picchu
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The Frozen Mummy of an Inca Girl Found On Top Of A Mountain In Argentina In 1999
(Note: Readers of this blog will recall that a German adventurer, Augusto R. Berns, claimed to have discovered a cave full of Inca mummies on a piece of property he…
Oct
13
Ancient Pyramid Discovered in Peru by Satellite
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An Artist’s Reconstruction of the Pyramid Complex at Cahuachi, Peru
Ancient Peru Pyramid Spotted by Satellite
New remote-sensing technology reveals huge structure beneath surface
Discovery Channel
Mon., Oct. 6, 2008
A new remote sensing technology has peeled away layers of mud and rock near Peru’s Cahuachi desert to reveal an ancient adobe pyramid, Italian researchers announced on Friday at a […]
Sep
23
Ancient Wari Mummies Discovered in Peru, Alongside Child Sacrifices
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The funerary mask of a Wari woman who died and was buried some 1300 years ago in the area of Lima, Peru
Oh mummy! Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Tribe Members Sacrificed 1,300 Years Ago
The Daily Mail
August 27, 2008
Archaeologists working at an ancient Peruvian burial site have unearthed the first intact ruins belonging to a tribe which […]
Jul
28
Evidence that Incas Fattened up their Children Before Sacrificing Them
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(Above: Scientists examine a 15-year-old girl who lived in the Inca Empire, then was sacrificed and remained frozen for 500 years)
Incas fattened up their children before sacrifice on the volcano
The Times
October 2, 2007
Grim evidence of how the Incas “fattened up” children before sacrificing them to their gods has emerged from a new analysis of hair […]
Jul
25
Inca Girl, Frozen for 500 Years, Now On Display
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(Above: The 15-year-old “Llullaillaco Maiden” was sacrificed along with two other children on top of Mt. Llullaillco, in northern Argentina, at 22,000 feet)
In Argentina, A Museum Unveils A Long-Frozen Maiden
September 11, 2007
NYT
SALTA, Argentina — The maiden, the boy, the girl of lightning: they were three Inca children, entombed on a bleak and frigid mountaintop […]