GoKawiilStudy: Inca sacrificial children given coca and alcohol before death
Researchers analyzing remains of Inca children sacrificed atop high-altitude volcanoes found evidence that the children had consumed coca leaves and alcoholic beverages before death. The Inca reportedly believed these child victims would serve as intermediaries between their people and the gods.
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The findings suggest the substances may have been administered deliberately, possibly to sedate the children or to mark the ritual as a sacred offering, according to the researchers' interpretation. This adds to broader understanding of how Inca religious practices combined biological evidence with cultural belief systems surrounding death and divinity.
- Remains of Inca children sacrificed on volcano peaks showed traces of coca and alcohol consumption
- The Inca viewed these child sacrifices as intermediaries connecting humans to the gods
- Researchers suggest the substances may have eased the children's ritual journey toward death
Source: gizmodo.com, 2026-11-03
Published there as: “Here’s What the Inca Gave Children Before Sacrificing Them on Volcanoes”
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