Stable isotope and DNA evidence for ritual sequences in Inca child sacrifice
(2007)
Journal Article
Wilson, A., Taylor, T., Ceruti, M., Chavez, J., Reinhard, J., Grimes, V., …Gilbert, T. (2007). Stable isotope and DNA evidence for ritual sequences in Inca child sacrifice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 104(42), 16456-16461. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0704276104
Four recently discovered frozen child mummies from two of the highest peaks in the south central Andes now yield tantalizing evidence of the preparatory stages leading to Inca ritual killing as represented by the unique capacocha rite. Our interdisci... Read More about Stable isotope and DNA evidence for ritual sequences in Inca child sacrifice.