FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
THE INCA CIVILIZATION
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She was preserved by the Gods so she could be discovered and teach us about the Inca Civilization.
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Incas had a better mummification process then Ancient Egypt.
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Her body was frozen due to the cold temperatures on top of the mountains.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -She is known as the Lady of Ampato because she was found on top of Mount Ampato. Her other nickname, the Ice Maiden, derives from the cold conditions and freezing temperatures that preserved her body on Mount Ampato. Mummy Juanita’s body before unwrapping of her bundle.
Detailed explanation-2: -Known as La Doncella, the mummy sits literally frozen in sleep. The mummy of an ancient Inca girl sits literally frozen in sleep at a museum in Argentina. The mummy, called La Doncella or The Maiden, is that of a teenage girl who died more than 500 years ago in a ritual sacrifice in the Andes Mountains.
Detailed explanation-3: -The mummified remains were discovered in 1999, entombed in a shrine near the summit of the 6, 739m-high Llullaillaco volcano in Argentina. Three children were buried there: a 13-year-old girl, and a younger boy and girl, thought to be about four or five years old.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Children of Llullaillaco (Spanish: [(ɟ)ʝuʝajˈʝako]), also known as the Mummies of Llullaillaco, are three Inca child mummies discovered on 16 March 1999 by Johan Reinhard and his archaeological team near the summit of Llullaillaco, a 6, 739 m (22, 110 ft) stratovolcano on the Argentina–Chile border.