One of the most impressive examples of an Inca capacocha ceremony was discovered during an archaeological expedition to the summit of Misti volcano in 1998. The offerings at the site included several human sacrifices, along with fine ceramics and figurines made from gold, silver, and Spondylus sp. shell. One of the two burials appeared to contain the bones of males and the other of females. The sex was established based on the contents of the graves, because the fragile skeletal material had been badly affected by volcanic activity and exact identification was difficult to make in situ. To limit the risk of damage, the bones were excavated together with the surrounding soil and transported in frozen blocks to the Museo Santuarios Andinos of Universidad Católica de Santa María in Arequipa. This material was the object of a bioarchaeological investigation in February and March 2018. The results revealed that at least eight individuals had been buried in the graves. The findings have increased our understanding of the age categories and physical condition of the individuals chosen to be sacrificed during the capacocha ritual.

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米斯蒂火山上的印加人祭祀（秘鲁）

印加最令人印象深刻的例子之一卡帕科查仪式是在 1998 年米斯蒂火山山顶的考古考察中发现的。现场的祭品包括几个人祭，以及由金、银和金银制成的精美陶瓷和小雕像。脊椎病sp。贝壳。两个墓葬中的一个似乎包含男性的骨头和另一个女性的骨头。性别是根据坟墓的内容确定的，因为脆弱的骨骼材料受到火山活动的严重影响，难以在原地进行准确识别。为了限制损坏的风险，这些骨头与周围的土壤一起被挖掘出来，并以冷冻块的形式运送到阿雷基帕天主教大学的圣玛丽亚安迪诺斯博物馆。该材料是 2018 年 2 月和 2018 年 3 月进行的生物考古调查的对象。结果显示，至少有 8 个人被埋在坟墓中。这些发现增加了我们对被选为牺牲的个体的年龄类别和身体状况的了解。卡帕科查仪式。