[Renegade]

Can we hope this is a Ted Kennedy scenerio !

[Nathan Zachary]

"By studying the ratios of chemicals present in the hair, the team helped show how victims were prepared for death as far as a year in advance, sent on grueling highland journeys, and drugged before the sacrificial ceremonies."

What a bunch of rubbish. And a waste of time and taxpayers money. Obviously any long journey would require advance preparation. Considering this was a yearly trip, it was probably to appease the hunting gods for another good hunting trip/season/year. After they sacrificed a kid, they went hunting and ate well, stored up the year/seasons supply of dried meat, and ate well until the next year/season came and it was time to go hunting again, stopping by to feed the god of hunting so they had another successful hunting trip. But that's too simple for the ancient culture freaks. They have to invent something a little more exciting to fit their fantasies of complicated rituals that could only be done by a super advanced intelligent Inca race who were obviously far more cultured than we are now. (but if they were, why do something so barbaric as sacrifice kids to a volcano?)

[onedoug]

And cannibalism south, central & north, including the much vaunted, “democratic” Iroquois.

[Nathan Zachary]

Other capacocha victims have been found, and other studies have looked at isotopic signatures in order to measure seasonal variations in diet, study leader Wilson said.
"But none "has linked to such a graphic piece of evidence that would suggest a diet shift of this magnitude that could be equated with change in status."

Or running out of meat and having to switch to what ever nuts and berries they could find until they went chasing after a herd of antelope again, stopping by to feed the hunting god a juicy kid....

[SunkenCiv]

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