ca. 1500
Eighty people are sacrificed by the Incas. Dr. Steve Bourget from the University of East Anglia recently excavated the burial pit, and put together the evidence that a frightened populace was trying to appease an angry sea god during a strong El Niño.

Bones excavated from pit


Photo: Steve Bourget/Sainsbury Research Unit/University of East Anglia

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