A new study analyzed the remains of six people at an elite burial in northern coastal Peru in the Moche culture. One boy and one girl were human sacrifices. They were strangled to death which was the norm for human sacrifices in this region. Unexpectedly, the sacrificed children were themselves part of this royal family. The boy was sacrificed with his father. The girl who was sacrificed was the niece of the woman whom she was sacrificed with, who was the highest ranking figure, probably a queen. The graves were the subject of a memorial fire for at least 166 years.
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