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2022.02.20 01:20 GMT+8

Mummies of six children could be oldest mass sacrifice of its kind

Updated 2022.02.20 01:20 GMT+8
Dan Collyns

Peruvian archaeologists have discovered the remains of six children among fourteen pre-Incan mummies in what they believe could be the oldest mass sacrifice of children to be unearthed in Peru.  

Archaeologists believe the children and adults were sacrificed to honor a prominent figure among the local elite.  

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