Mummies found in Peru
June 5. – Archeologists discovered 33 Incan mummies, mostly women and girls, who appear to have been sacrified about 600 years ago.
Sarah Irwin, Reuters
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Archaeologist and director of a local museum, Carlos Webster
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Mummies found in Peru
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- The mummies were found in central Peru.
- The archaeological site is near the sea.
- The mummies remained in the open before being buried.
- Many of the mummies were teenage girls.
- They had cuts to their necks and arms.
- The victims were believed to have caused natural disasters.
- They were buried 70 feet underground.
- The bodies were preserved because of the dry atmosphere.
- Human sacrifice was uncommon among the Incas.
- The Incas flourished after the Spanish arrived in South America.
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