Incan sacrifices found

Straits Times ^ | June 7, 2009 | Unknown

[decimon]

LIMA - RESEARCHERS at an archeological site in northern Peru have made an unusually large discovery of nearly three dozen people sacrificed some 600 years ago by the Incan civilisation.

The bodies, some of which show signs of having been cut along their necks and collarbones, were otherwise found in good condition, said Mr Carlos Webster, who is leading excavations at the Chotuna-Chornancap camp.

[decimon]

In otherwise good condition ping.

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

Well that is the last of the ancient Indian cultures they told us didn’t widely practice human sacrifice. Looks like the Aztecs and Mayans beat them in terms of numbers though.

[JoeProBono]

[decimon]

Well that is the last of the ancient Indian cultures they told us didn’t widely practice human sacrifice.

Maybe the priests were just hiding the evidence of the young women being anything but virgins. Maybe they were the sex toys of the priests.

[decimon]

Which one is Mel Gibson?

[Hot Tabasco]

cut along their necks and collarbones, were otherwise found in good condition,

Just something funny about that statement....

[decimon]

cut along their necks and collarbones, were otherwise found in good condition,

Just something funny about that statement....

The operation was a success but the patient died.

[elcid1970]

There once was a tribe called the Incas,
Who got to be known as big drincas.
They worshipped the sun,
And had lots of fun,
But the peasants all thought they were stincas.

[Tijeras_Slim]

cut along their necks and collarbones, were otherwise found in good condition

So the Incas are still more advanced than muslims?

[Mister Muggles]

Hey, com’on...Apocalypto was one hell of a movie!

[The_Victor]

Well that is the last of the ancient Indian cultures they told us didn’t widely practice human sacrifice. Looks like the Aztecs and Mayans beat them in terms of numbers though.

From the article:

Although archeologists regularly find evidence of human sacrifice from Incan and pre-Incan cultures, it is rare to find the remains of 33 people in one place, researchers said.

Scientists say human sacrifice was common within the Incan culture, which flourished immediately before the arrival of the Spanish in what is now parts of Peru, Chile and Ecuador between 1400 and the mid-1500s.

[SunkenCiv]

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[bgill]

The early days of a nip and tuck.

[Condor51]

The bodies, some of which show signs of having been cut along their necks and collarbones, were otherwise found in good condition, said Mr Carlos Webster.

Calm down Carlos. It's Nothing to lose your head over.

[melsec]

I may be so immature but your post tickled my childish funny bone!

Cheers

Mel

[blackminorca]

People call this highly civilized?

[decimon]

People call this highly civilized?

Consider the altitude.

[Dustbunny]

LOL

[Beowulf9]

I wonder if the sacrificed were captives? I can’t imagine they’d sacrifice 33 of their own young women, especially pregnant ones. Be a damning thing to your own group.

The cut’s along the neck and collarbones were what? Were they severing the carotid artery and bleeding them to death?

Is the purpose of the sacrificing known?