Peru | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/peru/RSS feed for PeruenWed, 04 Nov 2026 13:00:00 +0000Forensic Analysis of Frozen Inca Mummies Reveals That Sacrificed Children Were Plied With Coca Leaves, Corn Beer and Ayahuasca Compounds Before Deathhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/forensic-analysis-of-frozen-inca-mummies-reveals-that-sacrificed-children-were-plied-with-coca-leaves-corn-beer-and-ayahuasca-compounds-before-death-180989805/Five centuries after children were sacrificed on volcanic peaks in the Andes, chemical clues preserved in their hair and fingernails show how the empire used intoxicating blends to soothe the children during their final monthsWed, 04 Nov 2026 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/forensic-analysis-of-frozen-inca-mummies-reveals-that-sacrificed-children-were-plied-with-coca-leaves-corn-beer-and-ayahuasca-compounds-before-death-180989805/Unsealed for the First Time in 600 Years, This Tomb in Peru Was Just Declared the 'Discovery of the Decade'https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/unsealed-for-the-first-time-in-600-years-this-tomb-in-peru-was-just-declared-the-discovery-of-the-decade-180989497/Archaeologists excavating Chan Chan, the capital of the pre-Inca Chimú civilization, found an undisturbed mausoleum that held the remains of at least 38 individuals, as well as a trove of rich funerary goodsMon, 14 Sep 2026 19:05:34 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/unsealed-for-the-first-time-in-600-years-this-tomb-in-peru-was-just-declared-the-discovery-of-the-decade-180989497/