Analysis of Inca mummies identifies the drugs used in their most important sacrificial ritual
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- Independent Science·4h agoInca children were drugged before they were sacrificed, mummy discovery confirms
There were distinct differences between the substances given to each sacrificed Inca individual
Read at Independent Science → - Phys.org Science·11h agoAnalysis of Inca mummies identifies the drugs used in their most important sacrificial ritual
Archaeologists have performed toxicological analysis on the mummified remains of people sacrificed at mountain shrines across the Inca Empire, revealing the psychoactive substances they consumed before their deaths.
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