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La doncella ("The maiden"), the oldest of the three mummies of Inca children discovered in 1999 near Llullaillaco. The Children of Llullaillaco [1] (Spanish: [(ɟ)ʝuʝajˈʝako]), also known as the Mummies of Llullaillaco, are three Inca child mummies discovered on 16 March 1999 by Johan Reinhard and his archaeological team near the summit of Llullaillaco, a 6,739 m (22,110 ft) stratovolcano ...
The Museum of High Altitude Archaeology (Spanish Museo de Arqueología de Alta Montaña; MAAM) is an archaeology museum located in the historical center of Salta, Argentina, which conserves and exhibits collections related to the Capacocha child sacrifice ceremonies performed by the Inca in the high peaks of the Andes, mainly the Children of Llullaillaco mummies discovered in 1999 at the top ...
In 1999, near Llullaillaco's 6,739 m (22,110 ft) summit, an Argentine-Peruvian expedition found the perfectly preserved bodies of three Inca children, sacrificed approximately 500 years earlier, [15] including a 15-year-old girl, nicknamed "La doncella" (the maiden), a seven-year-old boy, and a six-year-old girl, nicknamed "La niña del rayo ...
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2015, Llullaillaco: Sacrificios y Ofrendas en un Santuario Inca de Alta Montaña. Mundo Editorial. Salta. ISBN 978-987-698-114-9; 2014, Embajadores del Pasado: los niños del Llullaillaco y otras momias del mundo. Mundo Editorial. Salta. ISBN 978-987-698-081-4; 2014, Volcanes Sagrados en Isla de Pascua. Mundo Editorial. Salta. ISBN 978-987-698 ...
The possible living face of Peru’s most famous mummy, a teenage Inca girl sacrificed in a ritual more than 500 years ago atop the Andes, was unveiled Tuesday. Produced by a team of Polish and ...
More than 900 years ago, 22 people were wrapped in fabric and buried in Peru. Now, archaeologists have discovered their mummies — and the treasures they took with them to the grave.
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