Archaeologists working in Peru recovered five human remains arranged side by side inside a single tomb, accompanied by ...

Three decades ago, researchers working atop the Llullaillaco volcano, located on the border between Argentina and Chile, ...

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

A new study of botanical remains found with three mummified Inca children atop the Llullaillaco volcano has revealed that their sacrifice likely occurred around 1499, during a period of rapid Inca ...

A team of researchers from Poland, the U.S. and Peru has found evidence that suggests Inca children selected for sacrifice were given drugs to keep them calm prior to their deaths. In their paper ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Inca child sacrifice victims were purposefully placed in spots where ...

An analysis of corn, cassava and coca plants discovered with sacrificed Inca children reveals they died during the reign of ...

The possible living face of Peru's most famous mummy, a teenage Inca girl sacrificed in a ritual more than 500 years ago atop the Andes, was unveiled Tuesday. The silicone-made bust portrays a young ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A study found the first archeological evidence that the Incas used ayahuasca. A new analysis found traces of the drug in the hair ...

The Incas were known to engage in a sacrificial ritual involving children to appease their gods. Archaeologists have found and analyzed the remains of these human sacrifices, although not all of them ...

Two Inca children slated for ritual sacrifice more than 500 years ago quaffed a special soothing concoction that has gone undetected until now. Those young victims, most likely a girl and a boy ...