Two Inca children slated for ritual sacrifice more than 500 years ago quaffed a special soothing concoction that has gone undetected until now. Those young victims, most likely a girl and a boy ...

A study found the first archeological evidence that the Incas used ayahuasca. A new analysis found traces of the drug in the hair and toes of mummified children sacrificed in rituals. It may have been ...

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A powerful culture that lasted from 1438 to 1533, the Incas controlled their vast empire, spanning present-day Peru and Chile, by leveraging military might and religious authority. They relied heavily ...

Two Inca children who were sacrificed more than 500 years ago had consumed ayahuasca, a beverage with psychoactive properties, an analysis suggests 1. The discovery could represent the earliest ...

Four beautifully preserved llamas have been discovered at a ritual sacrifice site in Peru. The llamas, still wearing their colorful adornments, serve as the first archaeological evidence linking the ...

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 research ...