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Coverage dated November 2, 2026

Inca Mummies Reveal Drugs Used During Human Sacrifice

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They could almost have closed their eyes and slipped beyond the boundary between life and...

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  1. Phys

    Analysis of Inca mummies identifies the drugs used in their most important sacrificial ritual (opens Phys)

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    Archaeologists have performed toxicological analysis on the mummified remains of people sacrificed at mountain shrines across the Inca Empire, revealing the psychoactive substances they consumed before their deaths.

  2. Science Alert

    Inca Mummies Reveal Drugs Used During Human Sacrifice (opens Science Alert)

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    They could almost have closed their eyes and slipped beyond the boundary between life and...