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Children of Llullaillaco - Wikipedia
Three mummies were found at the Llullaillaco burial site: la doncella (the maiden), la niña del rayo (the lightning girl) and el niño (the boy). Once at the top of the mountain they had been allowed to fall asleep and then placed in a small tomb 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) underground, where they were left to die. In … See more
The Children of Llullaillaco , 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, … See more
In 1999 Johan Reinhard and his team of researchers set out into the high Andes to search for Inca ritual sacrifice sites. Three days into their search Reinhard's team discovered a grave site containing three mummified children: two girls and one boy. Several gold, shell … See more
The Inca Empire (Quechua: Tawantinsuyu, "The Four Regions"), was the largest known empire in pre-Columbian America. The empire arose in the area around the … See more
Llullaillaco is a stratovolcano 6,739 metres (22,110 ft) tall. It sits in the Andes mountains on the modern border separating Chile and Argentina. The burial site was covered by 1.5 metres (5ft) of earth and rock at the time of discovery. The site where the … See more
The mummies have been the subject of controversy, especially with regards to indigenous rights. The exhumation and display of the bodies is opposed by some indigenous people.
Rogelio Guanuco, the leader of the Indigenous … See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license Llullaillaco Maiden, The Inca Mummy Killed In A Child Sacrifice
Frozen Inca Mummy Goes on Display - National …
Sep 11, 2007 · The mummy of an ancient Inca girl sits literally frozen in sleep at a museum in Argentina. The mummy, called La Doncella or The Maiden, is that of a teenage girl who died more than 500 years ago...
La Doncella or The Maiden is a mummy of an Inca girl …
Sep 3, 2019 · Juanita La Doncella or The Maiden is the name of a mummy of a teenage Inca girl who was sacrificed more than 500 years ago in the Andes Mountains. The girl and two other children were left on a mountaintop to …
Inca Child Sacrifice Victims Were Drugged - National Geographic
Mummified Inca child sacrifice gives up her secrets
Jul 29, 2013 · The Llullaillaco Maiden was a 13-year-old girl who was part of an Inca child sacrifice ritual 500 years ago. Chemical analysis of her hair reveals her diet, alcohol and coca consumption, and possible stress levels in the months …
Final Moments of Incan Child Mummies' Lives Revealed
Frozen Mummies of the Andes - Expedition Magazine
This 13-year-old female mummy, called the Llullaillaco Maiden, was recovered in 1999. The Andean mountaintop mummies are unusual when compared to the world’s few other “ice mummies” such as the Iceman from the Alps (see article …
The face of Juanita, the ‘Ice Maiden’ mummy, has been …
Nov 3, 2023 · Oscar Nilsson spent 400 hours on his 3D reconstruction of the Ice Maiden, a 500-year-old mummy of a young Inca Woman found in the Peruvian Andes 28 years ago.
Image Gallery: Inca Child Mummies - Live Science
Jul 25, 2012 · The Maiden mummy of a 15-year-old girl who was sacrificed some 500 years ago suggests she likely suffered from a lung infection at the time of her death, scientists reported July 25, 2012.