Inca Ice Maiden
In an area in South America 500 years ago would have been ruled by the Inca civilisation the Inca ice maiden was a human sacrifice she would have been single out for her blemish free looks and the fact that she was a virgin. She was selected for sacrifice at the age of 12 she would have been taken away from her life as a peasant and give a remarkable yearlong preparation for her role in life one that was deemed a great
What actually happened to her?
the Incan ice maiden was selected from a young age to be a human sacrifice she was taken from her peasants parents and life style and was to begin her remarkable yearlong preparation she would have been under the guidance of priestesses and would have been dressed in the finest clothes her hair would have been braided and her peasant diet would have been replaced with the finest foods. In the last couple of weeks in her life she would have been piled with alcohol and mind altering drugs then she would have been surely been in a confused drunken state. She would have been taken to a mountain top four miles high in freezing temperatures there she would have been left in a tomb to die at extreme altitudes. This was the fate of an Incan human sacrifice
Why was she preserved?
The Incan ice maiden was well preserved because she was cover in ice and was kept at high altitudes in extremely cold weather.
What was her life like?
The Incan ice maiden was a peasant and would have had a modest diet and not the best clothes she would have lived Ivied a sad life until she was selected for what was an honour to the Incas.
What actually happened to her?
the Incan ice maiden was selected from a young age to be a human sacrifice she was taken from her peasants parents and life style and was to begin her remarkable yearlong preparation she would have been under the guidance of priestesses and would have been dressed in the finest clothes her hair would have been braided and her peasant diet would have been replaced with the finest foods. In the last couple of weeks in her life she would have been piled with alcohol and mind altering drugs then she would have been surely been in a confused drunken state. She would have been taken to a mountain top four miles high in freezing temperatures there she would have been left in a tomb to die at extreme altitudes. This was the fate of an Incan human sacrifice
Why was she preserved?
The Incan ice maiden was well preserved because she was cover in ice and was kept at high altitudes in extremely cold weather.
What was her life like?
The Incan ice maiden was a peasant and would have had a modest diet and not the best clothes she would have lived Ivied a sad life until she was selected for what was an honour to the Incas.