New Analysis Pinpoints Year of Inca Child Sacrifice on Andes Volcano
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- Archaeologists have used radiocarbon dating of plant offerings to pinpoint the likely year of an Inca child sacrifice on Llullaillaco volcano to around 1499.
- The ritual is believed to be linked to the political expansion of Emperor Huayna Capac into newly absorbed territories.
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Archaeologists have used radiocarbon dating of plant offerings to pinpoint the likely year of an Inca child sacrifice on Llullaillaco volcano to around 1499. The ritual is believed to be linked to the political expansion of Emperor Huayna Capac into newly absorbed territories.
