Final Moments of Incan Child Mummies' Lives Revealed
WEBJul 29, 2013 · Three Incan children who were sacrificed 500 years ago were regularly given drugs and alcohol in their final months to make them more compliant in the ritual that ultimately killed them, new...
Children of Llullaillaco - Wikipedia
WEBThe Children of Llullaillaco [1] (Spanish: [(ɟ)ʝuʝajˈʝako]), also known as the Mummies of Llullaillaco, are three Inca child mummies discovered on 16 March 1999 by Johan Reinhard and his archaeological team near the summit of Llullaillaco, a 6,739 m (22,110 ft) stratovolcano [2] on the Argentina–Chile border.
Child mummies in Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo to be researched - NBC News
WEBJan 6, 2022 · Very little is known about more than 160 children interred in Sicily’s world-famous Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, and why their slight and often mummified bodies were placed there in the first...
Archaeologists discover mummies of children that may be at least …
WEBNov 22, 2023 · Four mummified children have been discovered in Peru — and they are believed to be at least 1,000 years old. The mummies were found in what is now one of the oldest neighborhoods in Lima, in what...
Dozens of children were mummified in an Italian catacomb ... - CNN
WEBJan 6, 2022 · A team of scientists is trying to find out why dozens of children were mummified and buried in catacombs at a convent on the Italian island of Sicily.
Researchers Are Using X-Rays to Solve the Mystery Behind Sicily's Child …
WEBJan 12, 2022 · One particularly well-known child mummy is that of Rosalia Lombardo, who died of pneumonia at age two in 1920. She is often referred to as the “world’s most beautiful mummy” due to her...
Rosalia Lombardo - Wikipedia
WEBRosalia Lombardo (13 December 1918 – 6 December 1920) [1] was a Palermitan child who died of pneumonia, resulting from the Spanish flu, [2] one week before her second birthday. Rosalia's father, Mario Lombardo, grieving her death, asked Alfredo Salafia, an embalmer, to preserve her remains. [3] .
Ancient mummies of children unearthed in Peru. They were likely ...
WEBFeb 15, 2022 · Six mummified children thought to have been sacrificed hundreds of years ago, apparently to accompany a dead nobleman to the afterlife, have been unearthed in a tomb near Lima, archaeologists...
3-D Reconstruction Reveals the Face of an Ancient Egyptian …
WEBSep 25, 2020 · European researchers have unveiled a 3-D facial reconstruction of an Egyptian boy who was mummified during the first century A.D., reports Laura Geggel for Live Science. The digital likeness bears...
Child mummies in Sicily's Capuchin Catacombs to be X-rayed
WEBJan 5, 2022 · The mummified and skeletal remains of more than 160 children lie preserved in the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo in northern Sicily, and soon, scientists hope to uncover some of the mysteries...