The Dark Truth Behind the Recovery of a 500-Year-Old Mummy

A Temporal Death

The emperor would then strangle, bludgeon, or leave the children to die from exposure in the volcano's summit. However, Inca people didn't believe human sacrifices truly "died," but rather watched over the land from beyond. Johan Reinhard had no idea what he was about to uncover on this particular expedition...

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.