Scientists Rewrote the Story Behind One of History’s Most Famous Child Sacrifices

Source: Gizmodo.com

Author: Matthew Phelan

New radiocarbon dating of the ‘Llullaillaco Maiden’ appears to rule out a response to natural disasters or Inca campaigns of conquest.

Researchers called her the Llullaillaco Maiden. Discovered by archaeologist Johan Reinhard and his team in 1999, this well-preserved mummy of a 13-year-old girl sacrificed by the Inca was found near … [+4073 chars]