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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Inca

Inca stories: 3 news summaries

(Newser) - Dozens of carefully buried human sacrifices have been found in a coastal Inca site in Peru, reports the Telegraph. Most of the dead are teenage girls, and one appears to have been pregnant. The bodies, which still contain skin and hair, all bear signs of knife slashes along the neck.... More »

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archaeology • Peru • Machu Picchu • South America • Spanish • Inca • human sacrifices • archaeologist

Archaeologists Unearth Pre-Inca Temple

'Sacred ceremonial nature' of site surprises researchers

Mar 16, 08 6:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Archaeologists have dug up a pre-Incan temple that sheds light on a lost Peruvian culture, the AP reports. Nestled in a mountain region, the sprawling site housed the Killke people as they fended off an encroaching Spanish empire around 1200 AD. Evidence of mummies and idols shows that the Killke... More »

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archaeology • Peru • Inca • ancient cities • ruins • Killke • Peruvian mountains • discovery

Sacrificed 'Maiden' on Display

Exhibit extremely popular, but some local tribes protest

Sep 8, 07 3:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - A girl once sacrificed to the gods is now on display in an Argentine museum, CNN reports. “La Doncella” (Spanish for “the Maiden”), displayed in an icy chamber, has the same calm gaze and gray shawl she wore when she died 500 years ago. Hundreds of visitors... More »

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Andes • Argentina • Empires • Indian Tribes • Native Groups • Inca • La Doncella

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