X-Message-Number: 10539 Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 08:55:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug Skrecky <> Subject: mummies on a mountain The Province newspaper Friday October 2,1998 edition: -Associated press Lima - Archeologists found six frozen mummies of people sacrified to Inca gods more than 500 years ago. The well-preserved mummies were in two graves on a snow-capped volcano in Peru's southern Andes. They had been buried with ceremonial pots, and gold and silver statues. Grave goods included cloth blankets burned by volcanic ash, Peruvian archeologist Ruth Salas said yesterday. The find was made in mid-September near the crater of the 580-meter El Misti volcano, 750 kilometers southeast of Lima. "This is an important find because it shows El Misti is the mountain with the greatest number of human offerings in the world," said Salas. The Inca empire covered most of the Andes along South American's western coast before the Spanish arrived in the 16'th century. Many mummies from Peru's preColumbian cultures have been found, but few have been frozen. Frozen mummies are better preserved and can reveal more information, scientists say. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=10539