New study shows frozen mummy Inca children given coca and alcohol before sacrifice
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - 05:00
in Psychology & Sociology
(Phys.org) —A new study conducted by an international team of experts has resulted in evidence showing that three Inca children sacrificed approximately 500 years ago ingested coca and alcohol in the months leading up to their deaths. In their paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the team describes how they analyzed hair samples to discern what sorts of drugs the children may have been exposed to before sacrifice.