The Dark Truth Behind the Recovery of a 500-Year-Old Mummy

The Museum of High Altitude Archaeology

All three children are currently on display in The Museum of High Altitude Archaeology, a museum entirely filled with mummies, in Argentina. All bodies rest in computer-controlled climate systems, ensuring the perfectly preserved bodies stay that way. The museum took eight years of research to perfect their preservation technology...

Historical Findings

The children of Llullaillaco are one of the most revolutionary archaeological finds in Argentina's history. The stories of child sacrifices have gone down as some of the most controversial and fascinating in Inca culture. The modern Inca people do not partake in these rituals anymore. 

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