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Sacrificed Inca children met different deaths than scientists once believed
A new study of three Inca child mummies offers a fresh look at the Capacocha ceremony, a state ritual that joined long pilgrimages, human sacrifice, and the spread of Inca rule across the Andes. By combining modern medical imaging, chemical testing, and radiocarbon dating, researchers rebuilt the children’s final months...
More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/07/sacrificed-inca-children-met-different-deaths/
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Sacrificed Inca children met different deaths than scientists once believed
A new study of three Inca child mummies offers a fresh look at the Capacocha ceremony, a state ritual that joined long pilgrimages, human sacrifice, and the spread of Inca rule across the Andes. By combining modern medical imaging, chemical testing, and radiocarbon dating, researchers rebuilt the children’s final months...
More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/07/sacrificed-inca-children-met-different-deaths/
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Daily life in an Inca community (Mike White)
https://piefed.social/c/historyart/p/2160874/daily-life-in-an-inca-community-mike-white
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Daily life in an Inca community (Mike White)
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Three decades ago, researchers discovered exceptionally preserved remains atop a volcano — a new analysis reframes what drove Inca sacrifice rituals. #incaempire #archaeology #anthropology
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A coca leaf buried with a sacrificed Inca child just narrowed a 90-year mystery to under 50. New radiocarbon work points to ~1499 CE, the reign of Huayna Capac, not conquest, but imperial maintenance. #IncaEmpire #Archaeology #Radiocarbon https://www.anthropology.net/p/a-coca-leaf-buried-with-a-sacrificed
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A coca leaf buried with a sacrificed Inca child just narrowed a 90-year mystery to under 50. New radiocarbon work points to ~1499 CE, the reign of Huayna Capac, not conquest, but imperial maintenance. #IncaEmpire #Archaeology #Radiocarbon https://www.anthropology.net/p/a-coca-leaf-buried-with-a-sacrificed
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Two 500-year-old freeze-dried potatoes found on Peru's desert coast are rare physical proof of how the Inca moved food across their empire. Chuño was the "bread of the people," and almost none of it survived. #Archaeology #IncaEmpire #FoodHistory https://www.anthropology.net/p/two-shriveled-potatoes-and-what-they
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Two 500-year-old freeze-dried potatoes found on Peru's desert coast are rare physical proof of how the Inca moved food across their empire. Chuño was the "bread of the people," and almost none of it survived. #Archaeology #IncaEmpire #FoodHistory https://www.anthropology.net/p/two-shriveled-potatoes-and-what-they
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FOR THE GLORY OF THE INCA-ROMAN EMPIRE!
https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/2050788/for-the-glory-of-the-inca-roman-empire
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FOR THE GLORY OF THE INCA-ROMAN EMPIRE!
https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/2050788/for-the-glory-of-the-inca-roman-empire
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FOR THE GLORY OF THE INCA-ROMAN EMPIRE!
https://piefed.social/c/roughromanmemes/p/2050784/for-the-glory-of-the-inca-roman-empire
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FOR THE GLORY OF THE INCA-ROMAN EMPIRE!
https://piefed.social/c/roughromanmemes/p/2050784/for-the-glory-of-the-inca-roman-empire
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El encanto del Valle Sagrado aparece en cada paisaje, entre campos agrícolas, montañas gigantes y antiguos caminos incas.
🔗https://cocatambo.com/blog/hoteles-en-valle-sagrado
#SacredValley #ValleSagrado #Cusco #PeruVacation #TravelGoals #LandscapePhotography #IncaEmpire #ExploreCusco #TravelPeru #Tourism -
El encanto del Valle Sagrado aparece en cada paisaje, entre campos agrícolas, montañas gigantes y antiguos caminos incas.
🔗https://cocatambo.com/blog/hoteles-en-valle-sagrado
#SacredValley #ValleSagrado #Cusco #PeruVacation #TravelGoals #LandscapePhotography #IncaEmpire #ExploreCusco #TravelPeru #Tourism -
The #Incaempire the Inka Empire), called Tawantinsuyu by its subjects (Quechua for the "Realm of the Four Parts"[a]), was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America.[4] The administrative, political, and military center of the empire was in the city of Cusco. The Inca
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these ceramic pieces reflect the imperial style associated with #cuzco characterized by strong geometric patterns and abstract animal form this style was widely copied throughout the #incaempire
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ATTENTION: New podcast episode!
Transcript:
Contarhuacho was a curaca, a local leader, also called a cacique. She was of great importance and was a secondary wife of the Inca emperor Huayna Capac. No information about her mother is known, but her father, Pomapacha, was the curaca of Hanan Huaylas.Head to pod.link/1852510962
Contarhuacho also features in my book Intrepid Dudettes of the Inca Empire.
#inca #womenshistorymonth #incaempire #southamerica #peru #huaylas
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ATTENTION: New podcast episode!
Transcript:
Contarhuacho was a curaca, a local leader, also called a cacique. She was of great importance and was a secondary wife of the Inca emperor Huayna Capac. No information about her mother is known, but her father, Pomapacha, was the curaca of Hanan Huaylas.Head to pod.link/1852510962
Contarhuacho also features in my book Intrepid Dudettes of the Inca Empire.
#inca #womenshistorymonth #incaempire #southamerica #peru #huaylas
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CT scans of four Inca children sacrificed ~500 years ago on Andean volcanoes reveal blunt force trauma, possible disease, and a body partially rebuilt with textiles after burial. The ritual didn’t end at death. #Archaeology #Bioarchaeology #IncaEmpire https://www.anthropology.net/p/ct-scans-of-inca-child-sacrifices
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CT scans of four Inca children sacrificed ~500 years ago on Andean volcanoes reveal blunt force trauma, possible disease, and a body partially rebuilt with textiles after burial. The ritual didn’t end at death. #Archaeology #Bioarchaeology #IncaEmpire https://www.anthropology.net/p/ct-scans-of-inca-child-sacrifices
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Warriors of the Inca Empire (right) in battle
https://piefed.social/c/historyart/p/1780819/warriors-of-the-inca-empire-right-in-battle
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Warriors of the Inca Empire (right) in battle
https://piefed.social/c/historyart/p/1780819/warriors-of-the-inca-empire-right-in-battle
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Human hair khipus reveal Inca record-keeping was used by both elites and commoners
A recently studied 500-year-old Inca khipu (Quipu) has overturned assumptions about who created these intricate thread-based documents. The study, published in Science Advances, suggests that khipus—formerly thought to be the domain of high-level imperial officials—were also made by non-elite members of society...More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/08/human-hair-khipus-used-by-elites-and-commoners/
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Human hair khipus reveal Inca record-keeping was used by both elites and commoners
A recently studied 500-year-old Inca khipu (Quipu) has overturned assumptions about who created these intricate thread-based documents. The study, published in Science Advances, suggests that khipus—formerly thought to be the domain of high-level imperial officials—were also made by non-elite members of society...More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/08/human-hair-khipus-used-by-elites-and-commoners/
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Archaeologists uncover sacred Inca pilgrimage routes to volcanic peaks
Archaeologists are exploring the sacred landscapes where the Incas once walked during their Capacocha rituals. This ancient sacrificial ceremony involved offering children to the gods on top of high mountains and volcanoes. New studies are looking at the pathways that lead to these sacred sites...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/02/sacred-inca-pilgrimage-routes-to-volcanic-peaks/
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Archaeologists uncover sacred Inca pilgrimage routes to volcanic peaks
Archaeologists are exploring the sacred landscapes where the Incas once walked during their Capacocha rituals. This ancient sacrificial ceremony involved offering children to the gods on top of high mountains and volcanoes. New studies are looking at the pathways that lead to these sacred sites...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/02/sacred-inca-pilgrimage-routes-to-volcanic-peaks/
Follow @archaeology
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1200 - 1533 - The mysterious and wonderful Inca demonstrate the peak of South American human development before contact with the Old World, and such is their legacy that important remnants of their culture remain part of the fabric of Peru to this day.
https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/Z2DpXwN0SQb
#incas #southamerica #incaempire #peru #cusco #sapainca #andes #machupicchu #inti #quechua
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On 26th July 1533, the Spanish killed the Inca emperor Atahualpa by garrotting him. They threw the body in an unmarked grave, which devastated the Incas as the emperor needed to be mummified in order for his soul to pass over into the next stage of life and for his son Topatauchi to succeed him as emperor.
NB: Some historians state that the date was actually 28.8.1533.For more, https://books2read.com/incatastic
#inca #peru #incaempire #26july #cajamarca #onthisday #SouthAmerica #histodon
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On 26th July 1533, the Spanish killed the Inca emperor Atahualpa by garrotting him. They threw the body in an unmarked grave, which devastated the Incas as the emperor needed to be mummified in order for his soul to pass over into the next stage of life and for his son Topatauchi to succeed him as emperor.
NB: Some historians state that the date was actually 28.8.1533.For more, https://books2read.com/incatastic
#inca #peru #incaempire #26july #cajamarca #onthisday #SouthAmerica #histodon
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Today is National Potato Day in Peru (#dianacionaldelapapa). 🥔🥔
The Incas had a goddess of the potato called Acsumama or Axomama. Potatoes come from South America originally- they were first domesticated near Lake Titicaca more than 2000 years BC! 🔵
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Today is National Potato Day in Peru (#dianacionaldelapapa). 🥔🥔
The Incas had a goddess of the potato called Acsumama or Axomama. Potatoes come from South America originally- they were first domesticated near Lake Titicaca more than 2000 years BC! 🔵
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This is incredible! Experts have reconstructed the face of Juanita, who features in Intrepid Dudettes of the Inca Empire!!
Also known as the Ice Maiden, she was sacrificed to the Inca deities on top of Mount Ampato.
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This is incredible! Experts have reconstructed the face of Juanita, who features in Intrepid Dudettes of the Inca Empire!!
Also known as the Ice Maiden, she was sacrificed to the Inca deities on top of Mount Ampato.
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Happy Equinox!
(Description: Every September equinox, when the rainy season started, the Inca celebrated Coya Raymi (meaning festival of the empress). This festival honoured the empress (the coya) and also Killa, the moon goddess. The mummies of previous emperors and empresses were paraded through the streets and given offerings.)
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#equinox #coya #coyaraymi #empress #peru #killa #moongoddess #precolumbian #inca #incahistory #incaempire #histodon #history #southAmerica #23September #september -
Happy Equinox!
(Description: Every September equinox, when the rainy season started, the Inca celebrated Coya Raymi (meaning festival of the empress). This festival honoured the empress (the coya) and also Killa, the moon goddess. The mummies of previous emperors and empresses were paraded through the streets and given offerings.)
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#equinox #coya #coyaraymi #empress #peru #killa #moongoddess #precolumbian #inca #incahistory #incaempire #histodon #history #southAmerica #23September #september -
... This racism puts into perspective the fact that she raised 2 mixed-race kids. Was she cruel to them or had she made an exception?
For more on these fascinating women, check out Intrepid Dudettes of the Inca Empire. Out now! books2read.com/idie
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... This racism puts into perspective the fact that she raised 2 mixed-race kids. Was she cruel to them or had she made an exception?
For more on these fascinating women, check out Intrepid Dudettes of the Inca Empire. Out now! books2read.com/idie
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In #August 1533, the Spanish installed Tupac Huallpa as a puppet Inca emperor to replace #Atahualpa.
Into the position of principal wife and #coya stepped princess Azarpay, who would later be killed by Francisco Pizarro.
For more, check out Intrepid Dudettes of the Inca Empire.
#qotd How has August been for you in terms of writing, reading or general life?
#spanishConquest #inca #incas #peru #southAmerica #incaEmpire #writer #books #author #histodon #history
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In #August 1533, the Spanish installed Tupac Huallpa as a puppet Inca emperor to replace #Atahualpa.
Into the position of principal wife and #coya stepped princess Azarpay, who would later be killed by Francisco Pizarro.
For more, check out Intrepid Dudettes of the Inca Empire.
#qotd How has August been for you in terms of writing, reading or general life?
#spanishConquest #inca #incas #peru #southAmerica #incaEmpire #writer #books #author #histodon #history
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" 'Our analyses show that the population at Machu Picchu was highly heterogeneous, with individuals exhibiting genetic ancestries associated with groups from regions throughout the Inca Empire including the coast, highlands and Amazonia,' says study co-author Richard Burger, an archaeologist at #Yale.
While royals only came to #MachuPicchu during the dry season, a community of servants lived at the site year round."
#incas #incaEmpire #history #histodon #archaeology
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/machu-picchu-servants-diversity-ancient-dna-180982625/
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" 'Our analyses show that the population at Machu Picchu was highly heterogeneous, with individuals exhibiting genetic ancestries associated with groups from regions throughout the Inca Empire including the coast, highlands and Amazonia,' says study co-author Richard Burger, an archaeologist at #Yale.
While royals only came to #MachuPicchu during the dry season, a community of servants lived at the site year round."
#incas #incaEmpire #history #histodon #archaeology
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/machu-picchu-servants-diversity-ancient-dna-180982625/
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#Book on the left: #Spanish language stories for children suitable for native Spanish speakers, #bilingualKids, adults learning Spanish + teens and kids learning Spanish at a fairly high level. It introduces readers to the history of the #Amazon, which is not often studied.
#Book on the right: As above but explores the #Amazon & the #IncaEmpire.
Both also available in English :)
#bookstodon #books #reading #readWithKids #parents #booksInSpanish
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#Book on the left: #Spanish language stories for children suitable for native Spanish speakers, #bilingualKids, adults learning Spanish + teens and kids learning Spanish at a fairly high level. It introduces readers to the history of the #Amazon, which is not often studied.
#Book on the right: As above but explores the #Amazon & the #IncaEmpire.
Both also available in English :)
#bookstodon #books #reading #readWithKids #parents #booksInSpanish
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Today is St George's Day... AND
it's World Book Night... AND
#OnThisDay in 1616, the mestizo chronicler Inca Garcilaso de la Vega died… on the very same day as Shakespeare did!Inca Garcilaso and his mother are both mentioned in Intrepid Dudettes of the Inca Empire http://books2read.com/idie
#incaempire #incagarcilaso #peru #23april #worldBookNight #stGeorgesDay #shakespeare
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Today is St George's Day... AND
it's World Book Night... AND
#OnThisDay in 1616, the mestizo chronicler Inca Garcilaso de la Vega died… on the very same day as Shakespeare did!Inca Garcilaso and his mother are both mentioned in Intrepid Dudettes of the Inca Empire http://books2read.com/idie
#incaempire #incagarcilaso #peru #23april #worldBookNight #stGeorgesDay #shakespeare
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"Experts from that portfolio made the discovery as part of excavation work associated with Qhapaq Ñan."
#peru #incas #archaeology
#incaEmpire #history #historical #discovery #archaeologists #histodon #historycommunity -
"Experts from that portfolio made the discovery as part of excavation work associated with Qhapaq Ñan."
#peru #incas #archaeology
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The Spanish overcame the #IncaEmpire in 1 day by capturing the emperor Atahualpa.
Fake news! It was a process that took decades of battles.
E.g. in April 1536, Manco Inca escaped from the Spanish, rescued his principal wife, Curi Ocllo, & fled #Cusco to plan a #rebellion.
Exactly 3 years later, in April 1539, Gonzalo Pizarro set out to capture the rebels.
Would Manco & Curi survive his pursuit?
Find out in Intrepid Dudettes of the Inca Empire -
The Spanish overcame the #IncaEmpire in 1 day by capturing the emperor Atahualpa.
Fake news! It was a process that took decades of battles.
E.g. in April 1536, Manco Inca escaped from the Spanish, rescued his principal wife, Curi Ocllo, & fled #Cusco to plan a #rebellion.
Exactly 3 years later, in April 1539, Gonzalo Pizarro set out to capture the rebels.
Would Manco & Curi survive his pursuit?
Find out in Intrepid Dudettes of the Inca Empire -
- Estimated to be 1,400 years old.
- Experts think that the #Moche people, who lived on #Peru’s northern coast and predated the #IncaEmpire by several centuries, constructed the site between 550 and 800 C.E.
https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1400-year-old-mural-two-faced-man-peru-180981975/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTNTg1MDc3MDEyMDY2OTg5ODI2MDIcNzYxMzZjYTM1NDhhNTUwMjpjby51azplbjpHQg&usg=AOvVaw0gfk5GS1cWern_wNB0qdeD -
- Estimated to be 1,400 years old.
- Experts think that the #Moche people, who lived on #Peru’s northern coast and predated the #IncaEmpire by several centuries, constructed the site between 550 and 800 C.E.
https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1400-year-old-mural-two-faced-man-peru-180981975/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTNTg1MDc3MDEyMDY2OTg5ODI2MDIcNzYxMzZjYTM1NDhhNTUwMjpjby51azplbjpHQg&usg=AOvVaw0gfk5GS1cWern_wNB0qdeD -
For more qs, head to https://www.smashwords.com/interview/helencpugh
Links to all my books are in my bio.
#womensHistoryMonth #womensHistory #incaempire #womeninhistory
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For more qs, head to https://www.smashwords.com/interview/helencpugh
Links to all my books are in my bio.
#womensHistoryMonth #womensHistory #incaempire #womeninhistory
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If anyone has a #NatGeo subscription, this looks great!
MARÍA DEL CARMEN MARTÍN RUBIO is a wonderful #historian whose work I've used for my research.#incaempire #gold #incas #peru #southamerica #histodon #invasion #history #research #nationalGeographic