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Analysis of Inca mummies identifies the drugs used in their most important sacrificial ritual

Source: Phys.org · Published 3 Nov 2026, 00:00

Archaeologists have performed toxicological analysis on the mummified remains of people sacrificed at mountain shrines across the Inca Empire, revealing the psychoactive substances they consumed before their deaths.

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