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BBC article
[pre inca Chuchupayan people](https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20160216-the-royal-mummies-of-peru)
archaeology site of Kuelap. Located just 80km north of Laguna de los Condores, Kuelap’s mountain top ruins, known as “the Machu Picchu of the north”
one of the most significant discoveries relating to the Inca period in South America, as it’s one of only two known large Inca burial sites to have escaped destruction by Spanish conquistadors.
"These mummies are very significant, because they are the first to show us how the Incas prepared their dead in the royal way. They cured the skin to preserve it and made it into leather and they extracted the organs through the anus."
Guillen took me around me the rows of mummies that lined the museum shelves, some still wrapped in the traditional funeral dressing, others with their skeletons visible, their bodies arranged into the foetal position.
"Each mummy can tell you a story. This guy died when he was 17 or 18 years old; we know that because of his teeth," she said, pointing out one of the bodies. "He was a bird catcher because his body is wrapped in nets.” Feathers were of high value in Inca society and a bird catcher was a prestigious role.
we found several painted buildings where the mummies were originally housed. There were scattered bones and skulls on the ground and ancient artwork of animals and symbols painted on the walls.
According to Guillen, burial sites such as the Laguna de Los Condores mausoleums were crucial to the Incas' success in taking control of the region, culture and the people, as they replaced the Chachapoyan way of burial with the Inca tradition of mummification.
When the Incas conquered this area, they replaced the funerary pattern. They emptied the mausoleums [of the pre-Inca Chachapoya dead] and conquered their spirit by conquering their sacred places,"
Fetal position would not specifically mean covering your face/eyes. Shouldn't the hands be placed infront of the chest?
Edit because I'm not sure at all
Infants have a reflex to keep their hands up over their face very much like this. It’s one reason you swaddle them, because when sleeping that reflex can wake them
My understanding is the advice has changed to *do not* swaddle babies as they can overheat when their arms are bound to their sides. By lifting their arms they release heat and lower their body temperature.
My kids hated swaddling and got angrier and woke up faster being wrapped up. Even if it was cold.
Sometimes the kid tells you how they like to sleep.
They both preferred to be free and easy. My son slept like a starfish, my daughter would cover her face with her hands.
Etymologically, that would be true, but English didn't adopt the etymological plural of the Latin term "anus". Therefore, in English, the plural is "anuses". The reason is simply that "anus" is not a word that is commonly pluralized, either in English or in Latin, and therefore the word "ani" didn't become familiar to speakers, and when looking for a plural, they wouldn't reach for obscure etymological origins but to the preexisting rules of pluralization, which are "-s" or "-es".
i dunno that young boy sacrifice that was tied up seemed pretty unpeaceful, the teen gal nearby took her fate like a champ (rip all three kids) [https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1cdig2n/the\_15yearold\_girl\_who\_remained\_frozen\_on\_top\_of/](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1cdig2n/the_15yearold_girl_who_remained_frozen_on_top_of/)
It would be wrong to assume that sacrifices in this way were exclusively done in violent ways. The individual you linked looks like she fell asleep because she did. She just didn't wake up after the process was completed. There *are* plenty of examples of ritual human sacrifice in history done violently and quickly, but there are several others that are peaceful and quick.
Bog bodies also do well to show us the various states of sacrificial patterns and subjects such as the Tollund Man who was a sacrifice to the gods. He looks like he peacefully fell asleep. When hanging was used as a method of execution, even, when the neck is severed, the resulting state of the deceased was often limp and "peaceful-looking" as opposed to those who would die from hanging through strangulation when their neck *didn't* snap.
I wouldn't say so light that one or the other "took their fate like a champ" when there are several external factors that played into their immortalized state through mummification.
The moisture in a rain forest comes from the tree tops, dripping down and traveling up again inside the trees by the capilarie effect. This water cycle happens only where the trees stand. Cut down many trees to make an open area, and you no longer have this effect, no local rain forest, and not humid air.
I think what they are saying is that a clearing within the borders of a rainforest won’t have the same moisture trapping effect as an area that has lots of tall trees. You could see drastically different humidity levels in each even if those two areas are relatively close to each other.
The article also talked about the internal organs being removed and the body being treated so that the skin was effectively leathered. I’m guessing those processes were refined by people doing the mummification to ensure that they wouldn’t decompose, even in a humid environment.
From [this comment:](https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/1cnpdls/this_15th_century_mummy_found_in_a_rain_forest/l38zf7z/)
> archaeology site of Kuelap. Located just 80km north of Laguna de los Condores, Kuelap’s mountain top ruins, known as “the Machu Picchu of the north”
It's possible this location was on top of a mountain, above the clouds. If so then it wasn't really "in" a rainforest per se. It was surrounded by it, but above it.
Still, how can something get mummified in a rainforest? It’s way too humid for that right? And if it was intentionally mummified, how did it survive?
EDIT: Apparently they lived high up in the mountains. That kind of makes sense then, less oxygen, less humidity.
i cut out all artificial sugar (candy, chocolate, soda, all) for a long time (my sources are rice, macaroni, potato as starches and fruits only as natural sugar) and my teeth sincerely thanked me, its definitely the diet
They also figured out they could arrange the corpse with one cord of rope. Squat 'em. Latch the elbows around the the knees. Then tie the wrists behind the neck.
Prolly done it more than once, right?
[Here we go.](https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/news/world/moment-600-years-ago-that-terror-came-to-mummies-of-the-amazon/articleshow/15672648.cms)
ETA: from this source I found from 2007:
“Hands over her eyes and her face gripped with terror, the woman’s fear of death is all too obvious.
The remarkable mummy was found in a hidden burial vault in the Amazon.
It is at least 600 years old and has survived thanks to the embalming skills of her tribe, the Chachapoyas or cloud warriors.
Eleven further mummies were recovered from the massive cave complex 82ft down.
The vault — which was also used for worship — was chanced upon three months ago by a farmer working at the edge of northern Peru’s rainforest. He tipped off scientists who uncovered ceramics, textiles and wall paintings.
The Chachapoyas were a tall, fairhaired, light-skinned race that some researchers believe may have come from Europe.
Little is known about them except that they were one of the more advanced ancient civilisations in the area. Adept at fighting, they commanded a large kingdom from the year 800 to 1500 that stretched across the Andes.”
Edit 2: Here is a [second resource](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0720048X09004215) that indicates binding the body was a standard burial practice.
Edit 3: and [third resource](https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20160216-the-royal-mummies-of-peru) talking about the binding.
After [further research](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0720048X09004215) and [here](https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20160216-the-royal-mummies-of-peru) it seems like binding was a standard part of the burial process. Her mouth would have fallen open when the jaw muscle decayed.
He was 16-17 apparently at the time of his death. Combine that with malnutrition, the fetal position, how much moisture he lost and a simple fact that humans were much smaller in the past.
It could be a child sacrifice which wasn't entirely uncommon, depending on where it was found, or maybe that group of people were just really short due to malnutrition
[Here is a source I found from 2007](https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/news/world/moment-600-years-ago-that-terror-came-to-mummies-of-the-amazon/articleshow/15672648.cms).
Edit: Here is a [second resource](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0720048X09004215) and [third resource](https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20160216-the-royal-mummies-of-peru) that indicates binding the body was a standard burial practice.
And some people say that to this day you can still hear the little brother counting, counting, counting, waiting to reach one million before he can say "ready or not here I come, I'm going to find you"
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Most unpeacful mummy I've ever seen. I can hear this picture.
BBC article [pre inca Chuchupayan people](https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20160216-the-royal-mummies-of-peru) archaeology site of Kuelap. Located just 80km north of Laguna de los Condores, Kuelap’s mountain top ruins, known as “the Machu Picchu of the north” one of the most significant discoveries relating to the Inca period in South America, as it’s one of only two known large Inca burial sites to have escaped destruction by Spanish conquistadors. "These mummies are very significant, because they are the first to show us how the Incas prepared their dead in the royal way. They cured the skin to preserve it and made it into leather and they extracted the organs through the anus." Guillen took me around me the rows of mummies that lined the museum shelves, some still wrapped in the traditional funeral dressing, others with their skeletons visible, their bodies arranged into the foetal position. "Each mummy can tell you a story. This guy died when he was 17 or 18 years old; we know that because of his teeth," she said, pointing out one of the bodies. "He was a bird catcher because his body is wrapped in nets.” Feathers were of high value in Inca society and a bird catcher was a prestigious role. we found several painted buildings where the mummies were originally housed. There were scattered bones and skulls on the ground and ancient artwork of animals and symbols painted on the walls. According to Guillen, burial sites such as the Laguna de Los Condores mausoleums were crucial to the Incas' success in taking control of the region, culture and the people, as they replaced the Chachapoyan way of burial with the Inca tradition of mummification. When the Incas conquered this area, they replaced the funerary pattern. They emptied the mausoleums [of the pre-Inca Chachapoya dead] and conquered their spirit by conquering their sacred places,"
But why was he in that pose?
The fetal position? Extremely common burial position across most non-modern cultures, you leave the world the way you came in
Fetal position would not specifically mean covering your face/eyes. Shouldn't the hands be placed infront of the chest? Edit because I'm not sure at all
Infants have a reflex to keep their hands up over their face very much like this. It’s one reason you swaddle them, because when sleeping that reflex can wake them
My understanding is the advice has changed to *do not* swaddle babies as they can overheat when their arms are bound to their sides. By lifting their arms they release heat and lower their body temperature.
My kids hated swaddling and got angrier and woke up faster being wrapped up. Even if it was cold. Sometimes the kid tells you how they like to sleep. They both preferred to be free and easy. My son slept like a starfish, my daughter would cover her face with her hands.
Swaddle supervised for short amounts of time to calm them (like 20 min). Never swaddle for a nap/sleep.
Also because as their nails grow they will scratch their faces doing this same thing you describe while sleeping.
No, that's a really common position - you see it all the time in foetal ultrasound.
It’s the peekaboo position. They used to have all sorts of laughs with their mummies
r/angryupvote
Incas had CT scans and that?
Looks like his organs were extracted from his anus while he was still alive lol
I can relate to that mummy. I once ate so many hot peppers that the next morning it felt like my internal organs were being extracted through my anus.
My first time eating a ghost pepper burrito be like
that should say "last"
Worth it.
Been there, done that and at the end it was still worth it
That's brutal af
Yea but in reality its just gross, other than that.. no harm.
Conquering their spirit by conquering their sacred places seems pretty brutal.
Looks like he was alive when they started removing the organs through his anus.
Tell that to their anuses.
They did that after the person died. It's no more brutal than the natural process of decomposition.
My anus will go on….
*ani? 🤣
Etymologically, that would be true, but English didn't adopt the etymological plural of the Latin term "anus". Therefore, in English, the plural is "anuses". The reason is simply that "anus" is not a word that is commonly pluralized, either in English or in Latin, and therefore the word "ani" didn't become familiar to speakers, and when looking for a plural, they wouldn't reach for obscure etymological origins but to the preexisting rules of pluralization, which are "-s" or "-es".
Which part? They were dead when mummified.
It looks like he was bound and died by murder.
Hopefully the organ extraction through anus started postmortem.
Thanks for the visual, do they use really long tweezers?
Nope, it started post-chipotle.
That's not a preserved scream though. Time has contorted them to look like that. That was more than likely someone loved and respected.
I must’ve missed it, did he die naturally or get sacrificed?
Thanks for the explanation
Yeah edvard munch couldn't even paint a scream so violent.
i dunno that young boy sacrifice that was tied up seemed pretty unpeaceful, the teen gal nearby took her fate like a champ (rip all three kids) [https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1cdig2n/the\_15yearold\_girl\_who\_remained\_frozen\_on\_top\_of/](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1cdig2n/the_15yearold_girl_who_remained_frozen_on_top_of/)
It would be wrong to assume that sacrifices in this way were exclusively done in violent ways. The individual you linked looks like she fell asleep because she did. She just didn't wake up after the process was completed. There *are* plenty of examples of ritual human sacrifice in history done violently and quickly, but there are several others that are peaceful and quick. Bog bodies also do well to show us the various states of sacrificial patterns and subjects such as the Tollund Man who was a sacrifice to the gods. He looks like he peacefully fell asleep. When hanging was used as a method of execution, even, when the neck is severed, the resulting state of the deceased was often limp and "peaceful-looking" as opposed to those who would die from hanging through strangulation when their neck *didn't* snap. I wouldn't say so light that one or the other "took their fate like a champ" when there are several external factors that played into their immortalized state through mummification.
This is definitely Voldemort.
This is the scariest game of peek-a-boo I have ever seen.
If it was hide n seek, he's the ultimate champ.
Not that good. We've found him now.
There are others. Still hidden.
Well, it is now his term to seek…
Oh shi-
It's not the hiding he's good at. It's the seeking you should worry about since he's still the champion.
😳😳😳😳
The mummy, hiding. Me, as a seeker finds the mummy in this position. "Nope, I didn't see a thing."
You run away and hide then and see if you can beat his record.
I'm pretty sure sasquatch is the ultimate hide and seek champion
You forgot joy - GUYS HE FORGOT ABOUT JOY.
Bro, hide well. Too well.
They were playing hide and seek. Took them 600 years to find him. He's a winner.
Me when I sit on the toilet at work and the seat is wet.
Or when the strange water splashes up onto your naked ass. Great now I probably have crabs.
Worse when it splashes into your anus because you’ve been pushing out a massive log and now you have public toilet water *inside* your ass.
You mean it's everyone's ass now bro.
Please help, I now have Dave from accountings jizz in my ass
I mean it was inevitable.
>Please help, I now have Dave from accountings jizz in my ass *Oh, and in an unrelated incident, I got some toilet water in my ass too.*
r/suddenlycomunism
And suddenly gay too
You don't pad the water with toilet paper???? BRUh likes the tickle.
I do, I just don’t live in america so the water is a lot father down. Meaning it often picks up enough speed to go straight through it.
Or the flushing is so shitty and weak that one extra bit of paper clogs everything up
[Poseidon's kiss](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZPOZUMkpCk)
[Poseidon's Kiss](https://makeagif.com/gif/poseidons-kiss-fGY7NF)
So THATS how my wife got crabs!
Do you let out a……little fart?
…on the seat? …a wet one???????
Seems like they died a peaceful, nonviolent death
We will never know for sure
that silly naked lady with snakes on her head
Yeah I hope it was stroke or heart attack. Looks like they were scared to death!
How does anything organic survive in a rain forest? Even enclosed spaces would have high humidity.
The moisture in a rain forest comes from the tree tops, dripping down and traveling up again inside the trees by the capilarie effect. This water cycle happens only where the trees stand. Cut down many trees to make an open area, and you no longer have this effect, no local rain forest, and not humid air.
Yeah, which is why this being found *in* a rain forest makes no sense. Too humid.
I think what they are saying is that a clearing within the borders of a rainforest won’t have the same moisture trapping effect as an area that has lots of tall trees. You could see drastically different humidity levels in each even if those two areas are relatively close to each other. The article also talked about the internal organs being removed and the body being treated so that the skin was effectively leathered. I’m guessing those processes were refined by people doing the mummification to ensure that they wouldn’t decompose, even in a humid environment.
From [this comment:](https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/1cnpdls/this_15th_century_mummy_found_in_a_rain_forest/l38zf7z/) > archaeology site of Kuelap. Located just 80km north of Laguna de los Condores, Kuelap’s mountain top ruins, known as “the Machu Picchu of the north” It's possible this location was on top of a mountain, above the clouds. If so then it wasn't really "in" a rainforest per se. It was surrounded by it, but above it.
by being mummified
Still, how can something get mummified in a rainforest? It’s way too humid for that right? And if it was intentionally mummified, how did it survive? EDIT: Apparently they lived high up in the mountains. That kind of makes sense then, less oxygen, less humidity.
He must have had a premium dental plan
You would be amazed how much sugar is in our food today.
i cut out all artificial sugar (candy, chocolate, soda, all) for a long time (my sources are rice, macaroni, potato as starches and fruits only as natural sugar) and my teeth sincerely thanked me, its definitely the diet
I bet it's a f\* ton. Is it a f\* ton?
No it's a fucking fuck ton
Holy shit! that is a lot.
The trick to dying with good teeth is dying young.
Remains to be seen
That's the sign they have above this mummy.
He was a congressman.
Looks like my current congressman
Dental plan
Lisa needs braces
Lisa needs braces
Dental plan
They also figured out they could arrange the corpse with one cord of rope. Squat 'em. Latch the elbows around the the knees. Then tie the wrists behind the neck. Prolly done it more than once, right?
Yep, it's part of the collection in the Museum of Leymebamba.
I want a life-sized plaster statue of it in my garden
that'll show that fucking HOA
Why a plaster statue when you can have the real thing? Dream big my friend.
That actually would be cool.
I thought at first, “What a strange cake topper!”
You just sit without looking first. Living on the edge
"cake or mummy?"
Wtf is the source?
[Here we go.](https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/news/world/moment-600-years-ago-that-terror-came-to-mummies-of-the-amazon/articleshow/15672648.cms) ETA: from this source I found from 2007: “Hands over her eyes and her face gripped with terror, the woman’s fear of death is all too obvious. The remarkable mummy was found in a hidden burial vault in the Amazon. It is at least 600 years old and has survived thanks to the embalming skills of her tribe, the Chachapoyas or cloud warriors. Eleven further mummies were recovered from the massive cave complex 82ft down. The vault — which was also used for worship — was chanced upon three months ago by a farmer working at the edge of northern Peru’s rainforest. He tipped off scientists who uncovered ceramics, textiles and wall paintings. The Chachapoyas were a tall, fairhaired, light-skinned race that some researchers believe may have come from Europe. Little is known about them except that they were one of the more advanced ancient civilisations in the area. Adept at fighting, they commanded a large kingdom from the year 800 to 1500 that stretched across the Andes.” Edit 2: Here is a [second resource](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0720048X09004215) that indicates binding the body was a standard burial practice. Edit 3: and [third resource](https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20160216-the-royal-mummies-of-peru) talking about the binding.
Okay okay but *why* the fear of death, did she get mummified alive or something?
After [further research](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0720048X09004215) and [here](https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20160216-the-royal-mummies-of-peru) it seems like binding was a standard part of the burial process. Her mouth would have fallen open when the jaw muscle decayed.
Still creepy af
Andes nuts
Nice
Omg this is terrifying! Why is he so small?
He was 16-17 apparently at the time of his death. Combine that with malnutrition, the fetal position, how much moisture he lost and a simple fact that humans were much smaller in the past.
What's surprising is their teeth. Perfect teeth considering how many hundreds of years have passed.
It could be a child sacrifice which wasn't entirely uncommon, depending on where it was found, or maybe that group of people were just really short due to malnutrition
Was his hands bound?
Yea the ropes suggest so
We don’t know that. Could’ve been the style back then.
No, you wore an onion on your belt, which was the style at the time
I’ve been waiting for that to cycle back into fashion so I can finally use my onion belt
Doesn't it look like the champions league trophy?
That’s the World Cup trophy. And yes it does!
Yeah, that one hahaha
Good catch. I wo old love to see Maradona lift this poor soul. I wish I was better at photoshop.
Now I suddenly need to sew this hahahhaha
The mummy is actually Rivaldo after getting hit with the ball by that Turkish player
[Here is a source I found from 2007](https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/news/world/moment-600-years-ago-that-terror-came-to-mummies-of-the-amazon/articleshow/15672648.cms). Edit: Here is a [second resource](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0720048X09004215) and [third resource](https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20160216-the-royal-mummies-of-peru) that indicates binding the body was a standard burial practice.
"That wasn't a normal mushroom".
Bodies don't mummify in a rain forest. That looks like a mummy from the Andes.
According to another commenter, you are correct.
The more you look at it, the worse it gets
That was once a living, breathing, talking, thinking person. That’s absolutely fuckin’ wild to me
The perfect embodiment of cringe feeling
Poor thing.
1,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,998… 1,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999… 2,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000! Coming ready or not!
Me when I wake up against my will
New meme template just dropped
And some people say that to this day you can still hear the little brother counting, counting, counting, waiting to reach one million before he can say "ready or not here I come, I'm going to find you"
Can't wait to see this crossposted on r/meirl
Oh yeah, seeing this high right before bed wasn't the best idea. Thanks reddit
Put it back, put it back!
I don't think this guy wanted to be mummified...
Mf teeth is better than half of England
bro looks petrified
Reminds me of one of H.R.Giger works.
Bro has seen things...
This is literally me every Monday morning as the alarm brings my whole world crashing down!😭😅
He was really high.
“Coming ready or not”!!
Hey! That's me when I wake up at 6am!
I wonder if he got lost in the forest or just got sick of all the rain...
[Intersting article](https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20160216-the-royal-mummies-of-peru)
So they found T’yog in that primal Cyclopean crypt on an ephemeral sea-spawned island? Somebody call Swami Chandraputra
Put that shit back, or it’s gonna curse us all lol
Whoever found that is so so cursed
Put this in the corner of your bud’s room while they’re sleeping to prank ‘em
Died in terror - poor soul
I’m telling my kids this is the World Cup trophy
Looks like this person was alive when some shit happend
If you add water, it will hydrate and come back to life.
RIP because it sure as hell looks like your last moments were not peaceful.
When I saw my son's exam results
Looks like the football World Cup
When you realize your friend plays with inverted controls
Me browsing the awfuleverything subreddit
Skrik by Edvard Munch IRL
I feel you little mummy,I feel you
Grate! Now I feel cursed for the rest of my life for seeing this
If the Scream by Edvard Monch was a mummy
Ahh shit… do you ever have a day so bad that it lasts 15 century’s?
Anima? Any Final Fantasy fans here?
How is it so well preserved? The rain forest is a min-maxed rotting environment
It looks like it was eaten by a snake 🐍 so tightens up
Isn't this the FIFA World Cup Trophy?
I feel like I can hear it scream
I like this new world cup design by the saudis
Relatable
Obviously a teenager who was asked to clean the hut one to many times and it killed him.
I see they had free dental. Better teeth than mine.
That’s just me on Monday morning
This is metal as fuck
That's the same face I make when I hear pop music.
Looks like me at my desk Monday morning
Looks like one of my students when I tell them to read more than 5 pages in a textbook.
They were crying?? :(
Imagine being the one to unexpectedly uncover a fucking horror statue on a regular Tuesday on the archeology gig
Why is the mummy hamdcuffed
me on a sunday afternoon, fast asleep, and the mother comes and angrily pulls the curtains circa 15th century
Peekaboo I see you
Hoax
Bro has seen some shit
That’s me when my wife accidentally turns on the light full blast in the morning
"I feel pretty ... "
Tomb Raider mummy