An incredible archaeological discovery: the girl from the tribe of the Incas, which is over 500 years old

Teenage girl 14-15 years old, which sacrificed some 500 years ago, all the last century lay on the ice at the top of the tops of that contributed to excellent state of preservation. Next to her frozen bodies of two more young victims: seven year old boy and a six-year girl.

Instead of the traditional analysis of DNA, scientists have studied the proteins in tissues and found that in apparently healthy girl had a bacterial lung infection resembling tuberculosis. First infection was detected in mummies.

  Unique mummy was discovered in 1999 on the slopes of the volcano Lyulyaylyako (Llullaillaco), which rises to 6739 meters above sea level on the border between Argentina and Chile.

Rather, the three children were sacrificed, as evidenced by being close to them artifacts of gold, silver, clothes, bowls with food and extravagant headdress of white feathers of unknown birds.