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Sacrificial llamas found buried in Peru shed light on Incan rituals

Archaeologists say killing of animals may have helped cement claim on new territory

That the Inca sacrificed people to appease their gods is well known, but a discovery in Peru sheds new light on a far more common sacrificial practice: the ritual offering of highly prized and ornately decorated llamas.

Four naturally mummified llamas have been uncovered during the excavation of Tambo Viejo, an Incan administrative centre.

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