The Three Incas Sacrifices

   we have often heard about the ancient tribal sacrifices and the strange beliefs behind them.one of the most notable sacrifices include the 500 year old mummies of 3 kids, killed as an Incas sacrifice.
    in Volcán llullaillaco,northwest Argentina, 3 ,five hundred year old mummies of little kids were discovered in 1999.The kids were a 13-year-old girl, nicknamed "The Maiden," a 4- or 5-year-old boy and a 4- or 5-year-old girl. they were remarkably preserved because of the cold, dry air on the mountaintop. The younger girl's body was burned when lightning struck her after her death. Scientists believe the younger girl's metal headdress acted as a lightning rod.
   

The three Children of Llullaillaco, who were deep frozen rather than embalmed, were also found with an extraordinary collection of elaborate gold, silver and shell statues, textiles and pots containing food.

           the  kids were known to be drugged since 12 months before their death which indicates that the selection for sacrificing had been done beforehand. but researchers noticed an important point that the 13 year old girl ( referred to as "the maiden") was to have been drugged more than the other two.Under biochemical analysis, the Maiden's hair yielded a record of what she ate and drank during the last two years of her life. This evidence seems to support historical accounts of a few selected children taking part in a year of sacred ceremonies—marked in their hair by changes in food, coca, and alcohol consumption—that would ultimately lead to their sacrifice.

      In Inca religious ideology, the authors note, coca and alcohol could induce altered states associated with the sacred. But the substances likely played a more pragmatic role as well, disorienting and sedating the young victims on the high mountainside to make them more accepting of their own grim fates

     

              After being selected for the deadly rite, the Maiden likely underwent a type of status change, becoming an important figure to the incan empire; the other two children may have served as her attendants.
            when asked about the way of death of the maiden and the other two, one of the researchers said,
"We assumed they had what we call 'the white death,' the peaceful death," Previgliano said. "When you see a picture of The Maiden, it looks like a child sleeping."
      His scans showed The Maiden's lungs were inflated before her death, indicating the children were alive when they were entombed. She also developed a sinus and chest infection in the days or weeks before the trio climbed to the spot near Llullaillaco's summit.
       the most strange and freaky part of the whole incas mummy case is how the 3, 500 year old mummies do not look like they have lasted for 500 years. infact, a lot of experts said that the mummies looked like they died weeks or days before.but however it may look, we cant deny the fact, or either not believe that it is more than a miracle that the 500 year old mummies were discovered in pretty good conditions.                                                            
          All the informations about the trios diet, health and death was gathered by testing their hair, which was completely fine.These kids spent their last moments chewing coco leaves.