Two Inca children slated for ritual sacrifice more than 500 years ago quaffed a special soothing concoction that has gone undetected until now. Those young victims, most likely a girl and a boy ...

A study found the first archeological evidence that the Incas used ayahuasca. A new analysis found traces of the drug in the hair and toes of mummified children sacrificed in rituals. It may have been ...

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A powerful culture that lasted from 1438 to 1533, the Incas controlled their vast empire, spanning present-day Peru and Chile, by leveraging military might and religious authority. They relied heavily ...