Unusual find was discovered by American scientists in Peru. At the cemetery Sillustani, which refers to the pre-Inca era, were found skeletons of small children. Their age was not more than 3 years. Scientists believe that children were used for sacrifices.
Guesses archaeologists confirms the known images on pottery belonging to the culture Stakes. Probably, the children were buried during the battle with the expansion of other tribes. A special ritual burial emphasizes the presence of offerings to the gods of the underworld and in humation babies in baskets.
It was previously known about the same ritual in the period of the Incas in that territory. For example, the American anthropologist Valerie Andrushko were found ritually buried seven children. This practice has been extended as offerings to the gods for a variety of reasons.
A notable and widely known is the one that the Incas never shaved their heads. In some graves the remains of hair, which in addition to the extraction of DNA can tell us about what a person eats and how he lived. So, in 2007, it was found that the Incas specially grown a number of children to be slaughtered. The victims were children from 4 to 15 years.
Among other things, the ways of death for some children was very long. Thus, the analysis of hair sacrificed 15 year old girl showed that she was no different from ordinary peasants most of his life. Ration its supply was quite standard cereals and other primitive crops. A year before the murder of the girl began to get food for the Inca society rare meat. The scientists built the hypothesis that the long period of time before laying on the sacrificial stone, children bathed in luxury. According to some experts the direct killing was carried out under the soporific to ease suffering of the victim.
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