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The Inca Empire practiced human sacrifice.

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Is it true that the Inca Empire practiced human sacrifice?

Yes. Multiple sources, including peer-reviewed papers and reference works, state that the Inca Empire practiced human sacrifice, notably through the capacocha child-sacrifice ritual. One source notes such sacrifice was likely rare, but the practice itself is well attested.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 7 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

Evidence for · 7
Frozen Mummies from Andean Mountaintop Shrines: Bioarchaeology and Ethnohistory of Inca Human Sacrifice
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Frozen Mummies from Andean Mountaintop Shrines: Bioarchaeology and Ethnohistory of Inca Human Sacrifice. (n.d.). downloads.hindawi.com. http://downloads.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2015/439428.pdf

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A mass sacrifice of children and camelids at the Huanchaquito-Las Llamas site, Moche Valley, Peru
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A mass sacrifice of children and camelids at the Huanchaquito-Las Llamas site, Moche Valley, Peru. (n.d.). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211691

Capacocha - Wikipedia
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Capacocha - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacocha

Wikibooks: Saylor.org's Ancient Civilizations of the World/Cultures of South America
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Wikibooks: Saylor.org's Ancient Civilizations of the World/Cultures of South America. (n.d.). en.wikibooks.org. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Saylor.org's_Ancient_Civilizations_of_the_World/Cultures_of_South_America

Children of Heaven
2019
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Children of Heaven. (2019). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.32396/usurj.v5i2.410

mac-millan-visual-desk-reference-1993
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mac-millan-visual-desk-reference-1993. (n.d.). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/mac-millan-visual-desk-reference-1993

Inti Raymi ehk päikesepüha - Kolumbuse-eelse Peruu inkade suurimaid usupühi
2004
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Kulmar, T. (2004). Inti Raymi ehk päikesepüha - Kolumbuse-eelse Peruu inkade suurimaid usupühi. folklore.ee. http://www.folklore.ee/tagused/nr24/kulmar.pdf

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