Child sacrifice atop Llullaillaco volcano linked to Inca imperial expansion, study finds
For more than two decades, the frozen remains of the Llullaillaco Maiden have offered archaeologists a rare glimpse into one of the Inca Empire’s most sacred rituals. Now, a new study of plants buried alongside the teenage girl is helping researchers narrow down when the ceremony took place and why it may have been carried out...
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