Thursday 9 May 2013

500 Year-old Inca Ice Maiden: Mummified Child Sacrifice


Working under a tight deadline, scientists extract samples that will help describe their 500-year old young mummy's life. The frozen body of the Inca girl, discovered on Mount Ampato in Peru, is so well-preserved it feels as though she will wake up from her sleep and open her eyes.

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