Study of Inca Child Mummies Reveals They Consumed Coca and Alcohol Before Being Sacrificed 500 Years Ago

Ad-Diyar: Researchers found that children sacrificed to the gods by the Inca civilization about 500 years ago consumed coca, alcohol and other substances before their deaths, according to an analysis of samples from their mummies, discovered in the Andes Mountains. The researchers reached these findings after analyzing hair and nail samples from eight mummies found…