First evidence of deliberate mummification in Inca child sacrifice discovered

First evidence of deliberate mummification in Inca child sacrifice discovered

Archaeologists have identified the first known case of deliberate mummification of a child sacrificed during the Inca capacocha ritual. The discovery was made by an international research team led by Dagmara Socha of the University of Warsaw. Comprehensive examinations showed not only deliberate postmortem alteration of the body, but many injuries and pathological changes, including an enlarged oesophagus and calcifications in the lungs. Capacoc…

Study identifies first deliberate mummification in Inca capacocha child sacrifice

Archaeologists working on high Andean volcanoes have identified the first clear case of deliberate mummification of a child sacrificed in an Inca capacocha ritual. The study relied on computed tomography scans of four naturally preserved children recovered from the summits of Ampato and Sara Sara in southern Peru. The work forms part of an international […]