Children of Llullaillaco - Wikipedia The Children of Llullaillaco [1] (Spanish: [(ɟ)ʝuʝajˈʝako]), 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, a 6,739 m (22,110 ft) stratovolcano [2] on the Argentina–Chile border
Inca Mummies - World History Encyclopedia Due to looting by the conquistadores and subsequent grave robbers, very few tombs of the aristocracy have been discovered intact, but we do know about the royal mummies of the Inca capital Cuzco from written accounts
The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro Inca Mummies: Where Were They Found? The 500-year-old frozen Incan children mummies found on Llullaillaco, a mountain on the Chile-Argentina border that was sacred to the Inca, 1999, via Andes Specialists
Workers uncover 1,000-year-old pre-Inca mummy in Perus capital - AP News Archaeologist Jose Aliaga excavates an ancient mummy, which he said is a female from the pre-Inca Chancay culture, that was discovered by city workers who were digging a natural gas line for the company Calidda in the district of Puente Piedra on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Wednesday, June 18, 2025 (AP Photo Martin Mejia)
Mummification in Inca Culture - World History Edu Inca mummies were more than remnants of the past; they were active participants in the cultural and religious life of the community Royal mummies, in particular, were treated as eternal rulers Even in death, they retained political and ceremonial significance
A lake that hides a 500-year-old secret - BBC Laguna de los Condores, located in northern Peru’s remote Chachapoyas region, became one of the country’s most important Inca sites in 1997 when archaeologists discovered hundreds of
The Frozen Mummies of the Andes - thearchaeologist. org The most famous frozen mummies were discovered on the Andean peaks of Argentina, Chile, and Peru, often at altitudes exceeding 5,000 meters (16,400 feet) These sites, referred to as capacocha burial sites, were used by the Inca for child sacrifice rituals dedicated to their deities
Frozen Mummies from Andean Mountaintop Shrines: Bioarchaeology and . . . These finds provide bioarchaeological data from mountaintop sites that has been recovered in scientifically controlled excavations in the northwest of Argentina, which was once part of the southern province of the Inca Empire