Revealing the Face of Peru's Famous Incan Sacrifice: A 500-Year-Old Mummy
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Fox News
The reconstructed head and torso of Peru's most famous mummy, known as the "Ice Maiden of Ampato" or "Juanita," was unveiled in a ceremony, revealing what the Incan girl might have looked like when she was alive. The silicone-made bust, created by a team of Polish and Peruvian scientists with the help of a Swedish sculptor, portrays the teen girl with pronounced cheekbones, black eyes, and tanned skin. The mummy, believed to have been sacrificed more than 500 years ago in a ritual to appease Incan gods, was discovered in the Andes Mountains by National Geographic explorer Johan Reinhard. The facial reconstruction provides new insights into her life and the Incan culture.
