The site of Chavin de Huantar in modern-day Peru hosts several monumental buildings overseeing a large plaza, located at an elevation of 10,000 ft. Evidence indicating psychoactive-centric rituals ...

The face of Peru’s most famous mummy has been reconstructed nearly 30 years after it was found. The mummy is of a teenage girl ritually sacrificed in the Inca empire over 500 years ago. It was ...

A powerful culture that lasted from 1438 to 1533, the Incas controlled their vast empire, spanning present-day Peru and Chile, by leveraging military might and religious authority. They relied heavily ...

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When she went back to the son’s will, Estupinan found that Sigchos was part of Atahualpa’s landholdings. Working on a hunch, Estupinan began researching Incan death rituals and discovered that a ruler ...

Pt. 1. Description -- Introduction: Historical and geographical background -- Archaeological sites leading to Llullaillaco's Summit -- The ceremonial site on the summit -- pt. 2. Analysis -- ...

Inca Children Got High Before Death Evidence from mummified remains of three children discovered atop an Argentinian volcano suggests they were drunk and stoned for a year leading up to their ritual ...