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Ampato

The other three capacocha sacrifices interred at Ampato were found marked by stone circles within the funerary complex, and were all between the ages of 8 and 12. Two girls and one boy were discovered, all three of which were likely sacrificed during the same ceremony based on the positionality and proximity of the burials. The burial of the first girl found at the site was unusual compared to other capacocha burials, as six pots had been ritually broken on her grave. Her body was dressed with a macaw feather headdress and sandals, and was buried with numerous ceramic vessels, figurines, cups, spoons, and weaving tools. The male child was adorned with a vegetable fiber headdress and had elongated pierced earlobes, indicating he may have been the son of an elite family. He was buried with ceramic vessels, cups, and a male figurine. The second female body found was also buried with multiple ceramic vessels, as well as a female figurine crafted from spondylus shell. All three mummies had been damaged by lightning strikes, preventing soft tissue research from being done on their bodies.