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A mysterious mummy that languished in German collections for more than a century is that of an Inca woman killed by blunt-force trauma to the head, new research reveals.The story began in the 1890s, when Princess Therese of Bavaria acquired two mummies during a trip to South America. One was soon lost, but the other somehow made its way to the Bavarian State Archaeological Collection in Munich. [See Images of the Murdered Inca Mummy]To learn more about the enigmatic remains, Read more [...]

A mysterious mummy that languished in German collections for more than a century is that of an Incan woman killed by blunt-force trauma to the head, new research reveals. A new analysis shows that the mummy was once an Incan woman who also suffered from a parasitic disease that thickens the heart and intestinal walls, raising the possibility that she was killed in a ritual murder because she was already on the brink of death. Mystery mummyThe story began in the 1890s, when Princess Therese Read more [...]