{
  "id": 18124833,
  "title": "Forensic Analysis of Frozen Inca Mummies Reveals That Sacrificed Children Were Plied With Coca Leaves, Corn Beer and Ayahuasca Compounds Before Death",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/forensic-analysis-of-frozen-inca-mummies-reveals-that-sacrificed",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-04T13:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/forensic-analysis-of-frozen-inca-mummies-reveals-that-sacrificed-children-were-plied-with-coca-leaves-corn-beer-and-ayahuasca-compounds-before-death-180989805/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Five centuries after children were sacrificed on volcanic peaks in the Andes, chemical clues preserved in their hair and fingernails show how the empire used intoxicating blends to soothe the children during their final months",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}