https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/inca-mummies-reveal-drugs-used-during-human-sacrificeContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/inca-mummies-reveal-drugs-used-during-human-sacrificehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/inca-mummies-reveal-drugs-used-during-human-sacrifice#u188974Mon, 09 Nov 2026 20:55:32 +0000Toxicological analysis of frozen Inca mummies confirms victims of capacocha ceremonies consumed coca leaves, corn beer laced with alcohol, and at least one psychoactive compound linked to ayahuasca preparation. Chemical traces found in hair and nails of eight individuals sacrificed at high-altitude Andean shrines show the substances were administered before death as part of religious rites.Why it mattersThe capacocha ritual involved child sacrifices to appease mountain deities and ensure agricultural fertility. Recent forensic analysis of mummies preserved in volcanic ice provides the first di