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What was the Ice Maiden buried with?
The Ice Maiden was mummified in balm and bandages, her organs was removed and her body had been stuffed with grass and wool, and placed in a wooden coffin The preservation of her skin and body resulted from the water that had flooded her tomb helping freeze her into a block of ice and preserving her remains.
Who found the ice maiden?
Johan Reinhard
Discovery. In September 1995, during an ascent of Mt. Ampato (20,700 ft, 6309 m), Johan Reinhard and Zárate found a bundle in the crater that had fallen from an Inca site on the summit due to recent ice melt and erosion from a volcano eruption.
Where was the Ice Maiden mummy found?
Southern Peru
Discovered atop Ampato Mountain in 1995, in the Andes of Southern Peru, Juanita is in fact not a mummy but a frozen 12 year old Inca girl who was sacrificed to the gods in the 1450s.
What questions remain unanswered about the Ice Maiden?
What Questions Remain Unanswered? There are very few unanswered questions but we are still unsure of her personal life such as name, family, community status and her exact living conditions.
Are animal and human remains are found in glacier ice?
Human remains from the glaciers in the Alps. The glacial ice of the Alps is known to contain hundreds of human bodies, mostly from the 20th century. They are mostly the result of people falling into crevasses while crossing glaciers. When the Alpine summer is especially warm, some of these remains melt out.
Where is mummy Juanita now?
Museo Santuarios Andinos
Juanita’s home is now at Museo Santuarios Andinos, located just off the Plaza de Armas in Arequipa. The museum was created especially to display artifacts associated with the discovery of mummies in the Arequipa region.
How was mummy Juanita preserved?
Preserving a Mummy The team agreed to keep Juanita in a freezer at about 0 to 7 degrees Fahrenheit with a relative humidity of 80%, similar conditions to those found on Ampato’s icy summit. But there was a greater challenge still to come. The delicate Incan textiles remained attached to her frozen body.