researchers make a path-breaking discovery on Mount Llullaillaco

Salta

There was a layer of snow all over found bodies even after they reached Salta. This is a city situated about 300 miles away from the mountain. The team consisted of people from Salta’s Conservation of High Altitude Cultural Patrimony. Argentine archeologist, Constanza Ceruti took the position of co-leader of the journey.

Amazingly Preserved     

You won’t believe how preserved the girl was. Even the strands of her hair were preserved enough for examination. At the time of discovery, the body was donning clothes. They nicknamed her Maiden of Llullaillaco. A feather headdress was there placed inside her braided hair. Along with that, the body was encircled with tiny tokens. 

Just Fantastic

Dr. Reinhard stated, ”The preservation of the mummies is just fantastic.” ”It’s eerie looking at the arms. You can still see the light hair on their arms.” They had never seen a centuries-old body preserved so beautifully.

Beautiful

Dr. Reinhard explained, ”the undamaged female has a beautiful yellow, geometrically designed cover laid over her outer mantle.”

Children

They also discovered two children near the maiden. They were a boy called “Llullaillaco Boy,” and a girl named “Lightning Girl.” The boy would not have been more than five years and the girl must be four years old. Possibly the kids were servants of the maiden.    

Investigation

So how did we come to this conclusion? There had been a medical examination of the Maiden, They took a lock of her hair. It was discovered that the Maiden had a different diet as compared to her other tomb-mates. This test was made in 2013. The investigation concluded in 2007. The research was conducted by Andrew Wilson from U.K.’s University of Bradford.