The work was carried out on the basis of tomography of the body, DNA studies, ethnological characteristics, age and skin. According to UCSM, modern forensic techniques were used as part of the studies and implementation of the reconstruction.
The international team of archaeologists and scientists began their research in 2018 by documenting the bodies and objects found in Ampato (Caylloma Province) and on the volcanoes Misti and Pichupichu (Arequipa).
Juanita was found on the summit of Mount Ampato in 1995, a volcano 6,318 meters above sea level, in Caylloma Province. The body was covered with clothing and buried near the volcano’s crater 500 years ago.
The young Inca’s body was accompanied by 37 ceramic objects decorated with geometric figures. According to Dr. According to Sylwia Siemanowska, a specialist at the Institute of Archeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy and a researcher at the Center for Andean Studies at the University of Warsaw, they may represent a communication system developed by the Incas.
These objects, as well as the girl’s mummy, were analyzed using 3D (threedimensional) technology. After tomographic analysis, scientists determined that the girl was between 13 and 15 years old at the time of death; This conclusion is also based on the properties of their bones.
Juanita was sacrificed
It turned out that Juanita was a healthy girl when she was sacrificed as part of the Capacocha ritualHe received a blow to the right back of the head, which resulted in his immediate death.