I think it’s the feeling that this is a human that was alive over 500 years ago. She’s the same species as you, but so different. It’s an incredible feeling.
I'm just so fascinated by this mummy. An actual human being from 500 years ago...not just painting or statue. So genuine. You can see her skin, her face, her actual hair..it's as if she was taking a nap and would wake up later. This is the closest we'd ever get to traveling back in time
I've noticed a lot of people have found them digging her up immoral and wrong, but I feel that the amount of contribution to us about the history and creating a better understanding is equally as important too. We would never be able to understand much of our history if we hadn't dug up things and discovered bodies
Most of the ancient tombs of old were raided, disrespected and mutilated. I'd rather have a scientist/archaeologist dig it up rather than an asshole looking to sell ancient history on the black market.
belinda hawkins What good does a dead body and pottery being put back into the ground do for an extinct tribe? She was a sacrifice, would it not be more humane to honor someone who had their life cut short instead of letting her VERY slowly decay, alone and without appreciation? Perhaps her sacrifice wasn't for her tribe but for the scientists in the future to better understand. Also, don't let your religious zeal get in the way of the facts. This girl didn't know of the Catholic Church, the rest of her tribe knew little of it if any, and if she did, she would still be sacrificed.
Astonishing to say the least! I'd love to see her and pay my respects! And to thank her for her gift to the world! Our archaeologists and scientists will gain a plethora of knowledge from this young lady! God bless her!
belinda hawkins Actually, from results and evidence gathered from the experiments conducted on her, she was a participant in the sacrifice! There is a fantastic documentary on her, the one this clip is from which is also available for viewing on this channel, where they go into how she died, why she died, and who killed her. For a multitude of reasons, they believe she was one of a few girls who were chosen for sacrifice. If I’m remembering correctly, she was put to sleep with alcohol and entombed. If she had been murdered in a way that was outside of cultural influence, there’s no way she would be so peaceful, and so intact. There would be marks on her body. It’s sad and difficult to understand, but she actively participated in her own death. She really is fascinating. (If I’m wrong about details of her death please correct me, I’m recalling from memory. But it is recent memory so I’m not too concerned about any severe mishaps in recollection)
@@AceofDlamonds Yes being born not as attractive is actually a blessing nobody will mess with you, and you are likely to stay out of trouble. If you are not as attractive nobody wants to talk to you, and therefore you avoid falling prey to people who want to hurt you or destroy your life. Being unattractive also gives you wisdom since you watch what others are doing around you. You become a better judge of their character.
They were chosen for their character, someone strong and charismatic, with the right characteristics to be a worthy offering. It seems barbaric to us but in those times it would have been a great honour to have been chosen for this, she was treated like a goddness by her people
@@dandelion5410 sounds more like they were sacrificed because the rulers were threatened by their "character, someone strong and charismatic, with the right characteristics" and just say it's for "worthy offering" and "honour"; just words with no meanings used by the elites to manipulate the masses (just like what happened in 2020).
She was buried along with two others are part of a ritual sacrifice. Think I watched an entire show on this triplet of mummys where it was determined that she also had a sinus infection. Sad but fascinating look into history.
Other Side Indian? Indians live in Asia, This happened in South America, they are Indigenous or what the gringos like to call them: "Native Americans" not "Indians". Its 2018 and people still don't know this? Lmao
@@gametimewithjamie if we have the tech to bring a girl that died 500 years ago back to life, i think we could manage to bring her back to life from a hearth attack.
3:49 cant believe thats a real person... amazing. Im so curious as to why they were so fond of her, they braided her hair so delicately, fattened her for death and buried her so carefully. What were their beliefs esp regarding her. I would love to know
Jasmine liketheflower I should imagine she was sacrificed. This often happened. She was probably alive when buried. She would have known she was being sacrificed. It’s an offering. Possibly they had experienced a poor harvest or growing season so offered her up to the Gods. If I remember rightly, she would have been a young lady of stature. Her family were most definitely important in their village.
She was special in life and she's still special in death. I know her Quechua language still exists, she's known in Spanish as La Doncella but she needs a name in her native language.
She is not Inca, if you look closely she wears footwear, the Incas did not know footwear, in those times the only ones who wore shoes were the Aymaras Collas who were descendants of the Tiwanaku and the Wari Empire, so her native language is Aymara
"She looks like she slept too her death" Me, in a hushed, somber tone: ...damn Smithsonian: blasts happy outro music Me, now jolted and angry: wtf Smithsonian!?
She is so beautiful... I know it seems weird to say because she's dead, but... She looks asleep. As is seen with the scientists and her visitors, you just can't help wanting to take care of her. Although the death of a child is always tragic regardless of where, when, and how it happens, at least she died peacefully, without any pain. Just peace and rest...
elsa1942 yeah she was on top of a bloody mountain wrapped in a couple layers. She was probably freezing but if it makes you feel better to think that then go ahead (:
She was a sacrifice Bc of her perfect health and physical traits. It’s okay, Bc it was an honor back then. Apparently they found leaves on her lips so she was probably drugged and out to sleep before she was wrapped up and put in the mountains. So in a way she was peaceful
She likely was asleep when she died. A lot of hypothermia victims fall asleep and die in peacefully while asleep, and she was also drugged with coca leaves and alcohol.
@@chronic_slayer5703Even if she was freezing, the fact is that her death itself was probably peaceful, which is a consolation in my opinion. It is always sad when such a young person dies, but she was likely calm and she was drugged with coca leaves and alcohol. She may have also felt warmer because alcohol can have that effect, even if it actually makes hypothermia worse. Hypothermia victims often fall asleep and then die in their sleep. This was likely the case for her too, and her death was comfortable.
I always have a deep admiration for the inca civilisation and I think the destruction of it by the conquistadores was one of the saddest losses of the colonial age. If they wouldn't have come at the exact right time the inca and maybe even the atztec civilisation could have survived into our time similar to japan or india...
@@bennu547 yeah, so what? I mean human sacrifice obviously isn't great but has historically been the norm in most old religions. As far as I understand it the life of an incan sacrifice was actually quite desireable for the period of luxury they got before, you know. Putting them in contrast with the nahuatl and specifically the aztec the incan sacrifice happened extremely rarely as well.
@@sizanogreen9900 She is not Inca, if you look closely she wears footwear, the Incas did not know footwear, in those times the only ones who wore shoes were the Aymaras Collas who were descendants of the Tiwanaku and the Wari Empire, so her native language is Aymara
belinda hawkins no matter how barbaric and immoral the act is to you today, 500 years ago you would feel this was the highest honour and purpose to bestow on someone. There was not a sense of self in people as it is today, pain or suffering was looked at in a completely different way so your empathy , in relation, is out of place. You hear human sacrifice and there's an image of stereotypical satanic rituals or torture. This simply was not the nature in which she was treated or the "purpose" the offering of her soul served.
I remember seeing her in person at a traveling exhibit and it really is breathtaking. It was like getting punched right in the chest. Such a beautiful, emotional piece of history.
I'm okay with people moving her corpse and studying her body to learn more about history. She fell in an exposed place and would have perished if she wasn't found. As fascinating as she is, I think it's absolutely disrespectful to have a dead body put in a glass cage and displayed to visitors like she is some sort of show pony/animal. She is dead, she should be quickly studied privately and buried in a more secure place near her hometown. After all, we are trying to learn more about her culture not how good she looks after 500 years. We have pictures for the latter, let her real body rest in peace...
It may be one thing for her to be discovered, studied, and then placed back in her ceremonial resting place. It is quite another thing to have her permanently removed from her ancient homeland and placed behind glass for all to walk by and peer at. She no longer dwells in that body. She has spiritually moved on. However, her life, her death, was celebrated and mourned (no doubt) and the ceremony surrounding this passing perhaps had great spiritual significance. The desire to learn more should not outweigh the wishes and sacred acts of a culture that placed more value in the process of death than we. She is precious... and the diginity to be found in the care with which she was entombed serves to embarass those who believe it is their right to remove her from her ancient homeland. But surprising that they are not ashamed or embarassed? Not in the least.
Sadly, placing her back into the spot she was found would likely set her up to have her body stolen and have awful things done to her. Maybe it would be better to set her into a secret location on the same mountain with her belongings like it was intended when she died.
It is so haunting, saddening, that she was sacraficed to a Sun God, and that out of many other sacrafices just like hers, she was discovered so well preserved and has become as fascinating today as she was 500 years ago. Although it is clear she had a tragic ending, it truly is fascinating that she was chosen both 500 years ago and is now serving to open up a culture from 5 centuries ago, to a life she lived and the lives others lived around her. She's truly beautiful.
Many religions are centered around dying for a god, Christianity is the only one centered on God dying for you. It is a completely and totally distinct religion where God is kind, forgiving, loves you, and is working everything together to the point He can walk in person with us again on a new earth that is without sin and shame. To explain, God and humans (Adam and eve) walked together in the garden of Eden at the beginning of the world, but since they sinned, and God and sin cannot exist together, we are separated from God unless we repent of our sins and accept Jesus as Lord of our lives (meaning we live to do His will, instead of doing what we want, which is the only way to find real meaning in life, and I and everyone in this world and probably you too, have tried to find meaning in everything else and have bren unable too.). All things leading to the point we walk together with God and the other ppl who loved Christ on that new earth without sin and shame.
It makes us sad to look at her because she is very well preserved and looks like she is sleeping but will never wake up. We feel more connected to her because of her preservation.
She's been dead for 500 years and an absolute miracle that can teach us so much about her culture's history. People need to stop being so ignorant and understand that studying her is extremely important. It's not like her or any of her relatives are aware of it either. They've been dead for centuries.
How is studying and extinct tribe "important"? Important for what exactly? You not going to learn anything new or ground breaking from them at most you are going to amuses yourself and your curiosities
This is tricky. History is important. Respecting remains as once living people is so important too. There are decendents of Inca still living, and their voice should matter in this. Displaying her just doesn't seem right or respecting her a human. It is not something that we would do to our loved ones, what gives us the right to do it to this girl She deserves to rest somewhere peaceful.
Nope. She was sacrificed to the gods. The Incas will sacrifice their children if something really bad happens like a drought. They’d think their gods are mad at them so they offer them their most precious thing: their children. They’d climb the mountain to be closer to the gods. Also you don’t climb 20,000 feet to bury a loved one. That’ll make visiting them a pain
@@cutekoala5492 uhm sorry but a 1ryr old child doesn't decide to be drugged and then taken up on a mountain and eserntially buried alive which is what happened
No, her passing was purposeful and she wasn’t intentionally preserved. She was a human sacrifice to the deities they worshipped, and she likely died very peacefully.
It's actually sad to know that she was most likely sacrificed. Forced to die by her own people, the very people that should have loved her and cherished her.. for a god that doesn't exist..
well I mean it is possible that her god(s) does exist, anyone's no matter what religion but we won't know until we die. For now it is about hope and wonder and patience
1:20 the arms and hands in a way has more of an impact than the face, because they're so relatable, present, yet they were alive 500+ years ago. With the nails growing, and marks. And even other relatable parts, like the hair. Though the face is in good condition, it does look like the faces of so many dead people that we've seen so many times. With the hair, it's braided, and again it makes you go wow, because somebody actually braided it for her.
The iceman is definitely well preserved but definitely doesn’t look like her, which is to be expected because his body is a lot older than hers. Their bodies were mummified under similar conditions though.
Hey if anyone is watching this video for an assignment use this as a guide or you can just copy and paste on the tallest active volcano, mount yuyayako a mummy was found. The girl's body was fully intact and in perfect condition. They had found her in 1995 and had to investigate. With the belongings she had, they found out she was from the lost Inca tribe from about 500 years ago. Now she is at a museum where people can see her.
I just have this sadness and would want her to be protected at all times. I totally agree with that scientist lady who said she feels its her duty to protect her body. Almost seems like she is sleeping
I was like 6 when I went to Peru and saw her, i remember her vividly and ngl I was a bit scared, but it did spark my interest in Incan history and other history and it was incredible to see so I would recommend people to visit
I don't know why but it kinds of saddens me when such artefacts are removed from their original, intended position... ancient peoples put her there, now she is randomly on display forever. It would be nice to leave some things undiscovered, preserved as a part of their true history... but i guess our curiosity prevents us from doing so
not necessarily feeling bad for them... but it seems to take the wonder away from such things. I refer to archaeological finds in general, but i guess it is for this specific find quite fascinating to have her unearthed. Sacrifice or not, would this ancient person liked to have been in the position she is now? i guess it will never be known. Thanks for replying though... i admit that my opinion is pretty odd XD
if you can't understand how this kind of archeological discorverys help humanity then grab a book. and in most of the world you're buried for 7/10 years and then they unearth and burn the bones and use the hole for someone else. soo, i'm just wondering who's paying for a 500 years old grave in thr current economy xD
Piggu Gudu The ex president of Argentina a few years a go was trying sell (vender nose si se escribe así) them, the 3 mommies to natgeo. But he was descovered and just pretened nothing happened and put them in a museum.
The things people will do for money i guess... at least with them in there museum they couldn't be looted, even if intentions were wrong. thanks for replying :D
It is sad, but she was likely peaceful and sleeping when she died. She was drugged with coca leaves and alcohol. Coca leaves suppress hunger, thirst, and pain, and alcohol makes you feel warm even though it causes you to die faster from hypothermia, which means she was likely peaceful and not in pain when she died.
It's amazing that they can find out what was wrong with somebody that was alive thousands of years ago, but can't tell somebody what is causing them pain and what to do about it this day in age.
Ethan Nelson and she look like she was chewd by a dog or something. and she's rotting btw, this one isn't, so the chinese women is as much a mummy as a pickle
Sacrificed only for her civilization to die off and disappear Thinking they were doing good by killing this poor girl sometimes people don’t know what they actually are doing sacrifices are only good when you put you’re own life in the line to save another
I agree with previous comments. She is an astonishing find. And she's very beautiful....but she needs to be returned home to her original resting place. Putting her on display is simply disgraceful and disrespectful to her ancestors.
I found myself thinking about the mortality in a different way than with the more skeletal mummies I’m accustomed to seeing. I think seeing the well preserved face makes it harder to see the scientific value
It’s very disappointing to hear how little information this video provides. I’m from Argentina and I went one time to the MAAM museum and I literally learned 800 times more than this video.
Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked. Only the Avatar, master of all four elements, could stop them, but when the world needed him most, he vanished.
@@malalalalala2985 I agree with you on the fact that Inca people were not wiped out. Their ancestors are still there. And I am not for abortion either. But the Incas sacrificed a lot of children. Which would have had a terrible effect on society. How do you get attached and love a child only to have it killed? It seems to me the Spanish were an improvement. Do not read about the companion little 5 year boy found. Take my advice. Those people were awful.
Wow it's remarkable , as if she had died only a few days ago , it's so shocking how well preserved this girl really is . The artefacts looked as if they were brand new ! Amazing video .
Yeah it’s insane how well harsh conditions can mummify bodies. You can find bodies in different conditions in worse states of decay after only a few weeks of death. Otzi the iceman is another wonderful example of how well extreme cold can mummify people.
Grave robbing is when you either take the corpse to dissect, or you take belongings from the grave and sell it to the highest bidder with no care for documentation or study.
I wouldn’t even go near her, she looks so alive it’s crazy. So sad of course, hard to believe how long humans have existed and then to put into perspective how long earth has existed we’ve barely even been here.
Heloo Lu-Lu-LuVU. Not far ago I went to the museum where this Inca girl (and also the mummies of two other kids) is exposed. I do understand that researchers have to do their work, that the corpses don't suffer and that they don't have any feelings, etc., but I felt deeply sad and disrepectful at the same time in there and I get out of the museum.
Sometimes I wonder if desecrating these mummies is too respectful. Obviously those who buried them meant them to stay there, instead of being displayed as an attraction in a glass.
It's crazy to think back to ancient times of mummies around the world and discovering them. Now with the internet, tv, cameras, videos, etc., we lose that quest for the current generation and onwards. Also makes you think how much more is buried under our feet that hasn't been discovered yet.
i want to think that she was not supposed to be removed from the volcano. like she was sort of a sacrifice in exchange for the protection of her people or something. that to remove her from her burial site would bring dire consequences to the world. i know it sounds stupid but our knowledge of how ancient people think is very limited.
Put her back! You took her whole purpose of death away. She was put there for a reason and to remain there. It is the mountain that is to take care of her and her to take care of her people and respect of mother earth. If you don't understand, think of your own religion and its beliefs.
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The hands look fresh and alive. This is amazing
Witte Artistry lol
Witte Artistry Not now
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so wat problem do u have if hands look alive
@@shailukala IT'S AMAZING tf.
It makes you wonder what else is hidden underground
Same
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Deez nutz
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I mean u walk basically over dead bodies everyday so...
Dunno why, but looking at her, I feel this indescribable sadness.
TOP KEKyoin same here :(
Agree with you , i feel it too
Me too
Same. Poor thing didn’t have a choice.
I think it’s the feeling that this is a human that was alive over 500 years ago. She’s the same species as you, but so different. It’s an incredible feeling.
I'm just so fascinated by this mummy. An actual human being from 500 years ago...not just painting or statue. So genuine. You can see her skin, her face, her actual hair..it's as if she was taking a nap and would wake up later. This is the closest we'd ever get to traveling back in time
nicely said it
no its not
@@bushy75 😐😐😐
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Wow ig i am that one guy
She looks more alive than I feel.
Roldie Nguyen that’s deep man
Sameeeee 😂😂😂😂😂
Roldie Nguyen for some reason. I still think she looks pretty after death 😂
Dep
it is scary how much i relate to that
I would be so proud if my corpse look that beautiful after 500 years
Caracal Caracal same
Caracal Caracal im in attack mode
belinda hawkins bruh why are you insulting other cultures?
belinda hawkins
Chill, dude.
belinda hawkins calm down
"She looks, like she's slept to her death."
*Cue happy music*
I've never heard an outro so out of place...
Melody Liu 'its brighter here!!'
is there any better death than sleeping forever ?
Right
Yeah the sacrificed children were treated like gods they got rich food and many lovely luxurious treats
Aint death kind of a happy thing tho? The end of your conscience and existance just means youre not gonna suffer no more. Ultimate peace.
Can u imagine if she jumped up and started attacking when they removed the head cloth...
Thanks for scarring me for life
I just laughed xd
Marcus ,
Marcus
And then she starts eating their brains 😂
Marcus but when they removed the head wrap her arms were still wrapped it’d be like a very loose straight jacket
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I've noticed a lot of people have found them digging her up immoral and wrong, but I feel that the amount of contribution to us about the history and creating a better understanding is equally as important too. We would never be able to understand much of our history if we hadn't dug up things and discovered bodies
Most of the ancient tombs of old were raided, disrespected and mutilated. I'd rather have a scientist/archaeologist dig it up rather than an asshole looking to sell ancient history on the black market.
HeyItsJ if they put her back someone will steal her.
belinda hawkins you should try to say who's god is real or not when genocide happens to faithful followers of gos.
HeyItsJ it's an active volcano. No.
belinda hawkins What good does a dead body and pottery being put back into the ground do for an extinct tribe? She was a sacrifice, would it not be more humane to honor someone who had their life cut short instead of letting her VERY slowly decay, alone and without appreciation? Perhaps her sacrifice wasn't for her tribe but for the scientists in the future to better understand.
Also, don't let your religious zeal get in the way of the facts. This girl didn't know of the Catholic Church, the rest of her tribe knew little of it if any, and if she did, she would still be sacrificed.
Astonishing to say the least! I'd love to see her and pay my respects! And to thank her for her gift to the world! Our archaeologists and scientists will gain a plethora of knowledge from this young lady!
God bless her!
GidgetnSweetpea LaCarter **young lady**
GidgetnSweetpea LaCarter **young lady**
belinda hawkins I guess it’s a little ironic to call her young lady because she’s like thousands of years old hahaha
belinda hawkins Actually, from results and evidence gathered from the experiments conducted on her, she was a participant in the sacrifice! There is a fantastic documentary on her, the one this clip is from which is also available for viewing on this channel, where they go into how she died, why she died, and who killed her. For a multitude of reasons, they believe she was one of a few girls who were chosen for sacrifice. If I’m remembering correctly, she was put to sleep with alcohol and entombed. If she had been murdered in a way that was outside of cultural influence, there’s no way she would be so peaceful, and so intact. There would be marks on her body. It’s sad and difficult to understand, but she actively participated in her own death. She really is fascinating. (If I’m wrong about details of her death please correct me, I’m recalling from memory. But it is recent memory so I’m not too concerned about any severe mishaps in recollection)
The fuck is wrong with you?!?
she was preserved to perfection. it's astonishing
You must look the mummy of Rosalia Lombardo an italian baby girl
Her hands are beautiful ♡︎
Serena Palleschi She was so beautiful, perfectly preserved. I feel sad that she died as such a young age
Imagine how stunning she would of been in her time considering the fact they sacrificed her because of her beauty
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That's so sad. Imagine hitting puberty and then being picked out for being beautiful to DIE. And.....everything is over....
@@AceofDlamonds Yes being born not as attractive is actually a blessing nobody will mess with you, and you are likely to stay out of trouble. If you are not as attractive nobody wants to talk to you, and therefore you avoid falling prey to people who want to hurt you or destroy your life. Being unattractive also gives you wisdom since you watch what others are doing around you. You become a better judge of their character.
They were chosen for their character, someone strong and charismatic, with the right characteristics to be a worthy offering. It seems barbaric to us but in those times it would have been a great honour to have been chosen for this, she was treated like a goddness by her people
@@dandelion5410 sounds more like they were sacrificed because the rulers were threatened by their "character, someone strong and charismatic, with the right characteristics" and just say it's for "worthy offering" and "honour"; just words with no meanings used by the elites to manipulate the masses (just like what happened in 2020).
@@henreman you sound paranoid dude. If you look into the historical facts of this, what I'm saying is accurate.
She was buried along with two others are part of a ritual sacrifice. Think I watched an entire show on this triplet of mummys where it was determined that she also had a sinus infection. Sad but fascinating look into history.
MiyuEmi what was that video called? Sorry for asking 6months after u posted this
Comenting for reply on video name
MusicMaster same
MusicMaster it’s in the description
no one is smiling in the description
THOSE BRAIDS
Misfit Pain haha i dont really care about her race :)
Exactly I'm shook!
I’m waiting for that one idiot who says it’s cultural appropriation 🤷♀️
Other Side Indian? Indians live in Asia, This happened in South America, they are Indigenous or what the gringos like to call them: "Native Americans" not "Indians". Its 2018 and people still don't know this? Lmao
That weave do...
WOW! I would love to see her in person, amazing.
chrissy gravitt I saw her she is in the inca museum of my city, it's awesome!
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Lucky! I hope they'll bring her to Los Angeles soon.
chrissy gravitt can you just imagine???!!
chrissy gravitt heh my stole ur name
merch marine WEE WOOO WEE WOO
She doesn’t look scary at all, for some reason, she looks so peaceful
Imagine if they could bring her back to life...she would be in a whole different world...it would almost be like time travel...how amazing
She would probably die of of a heart attack if she just woke up in our world because she'd be so scared and confused and stressed
Imagine
@@gametimewithjamie if we have the tech to bring a girl that died 500 years ago back to life, i think we could manage to bring her back to life from a hearth attack.
@@frederikmangor5527the thing is, will she be the same person? Her neurons probably died ages ago.
3:49 cant believe thats a real person... amazing. Im so curious as to why they were so fond of her, they braided her hair so delicately, fattened her for death and buried her so carefully. What were their beliefs esp regarding her. I would love to know
Jasmine liketheflower I should imagine she was sacrificed. This often happened. She was probably alive when buried. She would have known she was being sacrificed. It’s an offering. Possibly they had experienced a poor harvest or growing season so offered her up to the Gods. If I remember rightly, she would have been a young lady of stature. Her family were most definitely important in their village.
how could she be alive when she was buried if she's mummified
evelyn no....she was put into a hole to die...the low temperature mummified her!
She was a Virgin of the Sun and treated like a goddess until her sacrificial death at age 14
Jasmine liketheflower human sacrifice... children specifically.. thete were two others
She was special in life and she's still special in death. I know her Quechua language still exists, she's known in Spanish as La Doncella but she needs a name in her native language.
Its a pity Quechua isn't an official Google translate language
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She is not Inca, if you look closely she wears footwear, the Incas did not know footwear, in those times the only ones who wore shoes were the Aymaras Collas who were descendants of the Tiwanaku and the Wari Empire, so her native language is Aymara
thats creepy af
@merch marine What
I think it's beautiful
are you still alive? 😀🙏
@@hiroyoki_san7096 barely
@@austiniscoolduh lol
500 years gone and still beautiful. we should all be so lucky
"She looks like she slept too her death"
Me, in a hushed, somber tone: ...damn
Smithsonian: blasts happy outro music
Me, now jolted and angry: wtf Smithsonian!?
She is so beautiful... I know it seems weird to say because she's dead, but... She looks asleep. As is seen with the scientists and her visitors, you just can't help wanting to take care of her. Although the death of a child is always tragic regardless of where, when, and how it happens, at least she died peacefully, without any pain. Just peace and rest...
elsa1942 yeah she was on top of a bloody mountain wrapped in a couple layers. She was probably freezing but if it makes you feel better to think that then go ahead (:
She was a sacrifice Bc of her perfect health and physical traits. It’s okay, Bc it was an honor back then. Apparently they found leaves on her lips so she was probably drugged and out to sleep before she was wrapped up and put in the mountains. So in a way she was peaceful
She probably didnt die peacfully by any streach of the word.
She likely was asleep when she died. A lot of hypothermia victims fall asleep and die in peacefully while asleep, and she was also drugged with coca leaves and alcohol.
@@chronic_slayer5703Even if she was freezing, the fact is that her death itself was probably peaceful, which is a consolation in my opinion. It is always sad when such a young person dies, but she was likely calm and she was drugged with coca leaves and alcohol. She may have also felt warmer because alcohol can have that effect, even if it actually makes hypothermia worse. Hypothermia victims often fall asleep and then die in their sleep. This was likely the case for her too, and her death was comfortable.
*her hands are perfect wtfffff*
What if just as they lift her head cloth, she jumps up and goes “PARKOUR!”
I always have a deep admiration for the inca civilisation and I think the destruction of it by the conquistadores was one of the saddest losses of the colonial age. If they wouldn't have come at the exact right time the inca and maybe even the atztec civilisation could have survived into our time similar to japan or india...
The Incas sacrificed their children to appease their gods may I remind you
@@bennu547 yeah, so what? I mean human sacrifice obviously isn't great but has historically been the norm in most old religions. As far as I understand it the life of an incan sacrifice was actually quite desireable for the period of luxury they got before, you know. Putting them in contrast with the nahuatl and specifically the aztec the incan sacrifice happened extremely rarely as well.
@@bennu547 and our current civilizations(USA,Russia,china,etc.)bomb children’s hospitals,what is your point?
@@jacksprat9209 My admiration is not really driven by the aspect of human sacrifice tho. I don't think I worded it in a way that implied that as well.
@@sizanogreen9900 She is not Inca, if you look closely she wears footwear, the Incas did not know footwear, in those times the only ones who wore shoes were the Aymaras Collas who were descendants of the Tiwanaku and the Wari Empire, so her native language is Aymara
I read the mummy has been ageing pretty badly recently. Since being stored.
chels yo That sucks :c. I hope they do something about it so other generations will see the 500 year culture of the incas
You heard from where?
Where did you read it? Im curious too.
That's not true.
Source: I live in Salta and visted the mummy 3 times this year.
She was meant to be found!
belinda hawkins no matter how barbaric and immoral the act is to you today, 500 years ago you would feel this was the highest honour and purpose to bestow on someone. There was not a sense of self in people as it is today, pain or suffering was looked at in a completely different way so your empathy , in relation, is out of place. You hear human sacrifice and there's an image of stereotypical satanic rituals or torture. This simply was not the nature in which she was treated or the "purpose" the offering of her soul served.
I remember seeing her in person at a traveling exhibit and it really is breathtaking. It was like getting punched right in the chest. Such a beautiful, emotional piece of history.
Do they like keep the area she's in cold? To keep her preserved ?
@@kelseymcelroy838 yes
she went to a beautiful volcano to a shitty glass box
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She went from-to
I don't think she cares anymore
This stuff interests me immensely
I wonder if she ever had dreams about the future but she couldn't put them into words.
Cold and dry, that’s what preserves everything in the Andes
I'm okay with people moving her corpse and studying her body to learn more about history. She fell in an exposed place and would have perished if she wasn't found. As fascinating as she is, I think it's absolutely disrespectful to have a dead body put in a glass cage and displayed to visitors like she is some sort of show pony/animal. She is dead, she should be quickly studied privately and buried in a more secure place near her hometown. After all, we are trying to learn more about her culture not how good she looks after 500 years. We have pictures for the latter, let her real body rest in peace...
It may be one thing for her to be discovered, studied, and then placed back in her ceremonial resting place. It is quite another thing to have her permanently removed from her ancient homeland and placed behind glass for all to walk by and peer at. She no longer dwells in that body. She has spiritually moved on. However, her life, her death, was celebrated and mourned (no doubt) and the ceremony surrounding this passing perhaps had great spiritual significance. The desire to learn more should not outweigh the wishes and sacred acts of a culture that placed more value in the process of death than we. She is precious... and the diginity to be found in the care with which she was entombed serves to embarass those who believe it is their right to remove her from her ancient homeland. But surprising that they are not ashamed or embarassed? Not in the least.
Sadly, placing her back into the spot she was found would likely set her up to have her body stolen and have awful things done to her. Maybe it would be better to set her into a secret location on the same mountain with her belongings like it was intended when she died.
It is so haunting, saddening, that she was sacraficed to a Sun God, and that out of many other sacrafices just like hers, she was discovered so well preserved and has become as fascinating today as she was 500 years ago. Although it is clear she had a tragic ending, it truly is fascinating that she was chosen both 500 years ago and is now serving to open up a culture from 5 centuries ago, to a life she lived and the lives others lived around her. She's truly beautiful.
No podemos juzgar a las civilizaciones pasadas, con una vision del siglo XXI...!!!!
Many religions are centered around dying for a god, Christianity is the only one centered on God dying for you. It is a completely and totally distinct religion where God is kind, forgiving, loves you, and is working everything together to the point He can walk in person with us again on a new earth that is without sin and shame.
To explain, God and humans (Adam and eve) walked together in the garden of Eden at the beginning of the world, but since they sinned, and God and sin cannot exist together, we are separated from God unless we repent of our sins and accept Jesus as Lord of our lives (meaning we live to do His will, instead of doing what we want, which is the only way to find real meaning in life, and I and everyone in this world and probably you too, have tried to find meaning in everything else and have bren unable too.). All things leading to the point we walk together with God and the other ppl who loved Christ on that new earth without sin and shame.
It's like the gods dident want her to die. So they kept her perfect.
Princess Zelda Of Hyrule . There is only one God. Careful as committing shirk(ascribing partners to the one and only God) is among the major sins.
Found the muslim
Theres only one true God hun😁😇
Imagine being a object when u dont even know u are one
It makes us sad to look at her because she is very well preserved and looks like she is sleeping but will never wake up. We feel more connected to her because of her preservation.
“Someone had gone through a lot trouble to bury her” and then y’all took her out lol
She's been dead for 500 years and an absolute miracle that can teach us so much about her culture's history. People need to stop being so ignorant and understand that studying her is extremely important. It's not like her or any of her relatives are aware of it either. They've been dead for centuries.
How is studying and extinct tribe "important"? Important for what exactly? You not going to learn anything new or ground breaking from them at most you are going to amuses yourself and your curiosities
@@richardgrace5043 read my comment again but carefully this time and you will have answered your own question.
@@AnneliesvanOverbeek what makes you think she doesn’t have any relatives (descendants)?
I’m sure she has family that has survived to this day 🧐
This is tricky. History is important. Respecting remains as once living people is so important too. There are decendents of Inca still living, and their voice should matter in this. Displaying her just doesn't seem right or respecting her a human. It is not something that we would do to our loved ones, what gives us the right to do it to this girl She deserves to rest somewhere peaceful.
I think she must’ve been someone very important to the village, she probably passed unexpectedly and they did what they could to preserve her.
Nope. She was sacrificed to the gods. The Incas will sacrifice their children if something really bad happens like a drought. They’d think their gods are mad at them so they offer them their most precious thing: their children. They’d climb the mountain to be closer to the gods. Also you don’t climb 20,000 feet to bury a loved one. That’ll make visiting them a pain
@@bennu547 I think she chose to be sacrificed she thinks she's going to a beautiful place after death
human sacrifice
@@cutekoala5492 uhm sorry but a 1ryr old child doesn't decide to be drugged and then taken up on a mountain and eserntially buried alive which is what happened
No, her passing was purposeful and she wasn’t intentionally preserved. She was a human sacrifice to the deities they worshipped, and she likely died very peacefully.
Really eerie how well-preserved she is. Like she’ll wake up soon.
It's actually sad to know that she was most likely sacrificed. Forced to die by her own people, the very people that should have loved her and cherished her.. for a god that doesn't exist..
well I mean it is possible that her god(s) does exist, anyone's no matter what religion but we won't know until we die. For now it is about hope and wonder and patience
Cynic..
Or maybe she just died in the cold
ahriiko I don’t think it was a sacrifice dude, from the way she was sitting it looked like a sleep death, if she was stabbed they would’ve noticed
actually, being scrificed was an honor in their culture-
Imagine how beautiful she was when she was still alive. Look at those eyes, lips and that pointed nose.
She just looks asleep. This is absolutely amazing. She is so well preserved.
Imagine having the technology to bring her back to life.
One Day....
She probably wouldn't be happy.
1:20 the arms and hands in a way has more of an impact than the face, because they're so relatable, present, yet they were alive 500+ years ago. With the nails growing, and marks. And even other relatable parts, like the hair. Though the face is in good condition, it does look like the faces of so many dead people that we've seen so many times. With the hair, it's braided, and again it makes you go wow, because somebody actually braided it for her.
Ötzi is older by 5000 years and looks a lot like her
The iceman is definitely well preserved but definitely doesn’t look like her, which is to be expected because his body is a lot older than hers. Their bodies were mummified under similar conditions though.
Hey if anyone is watching this video for an assignment use this as a guide or you can just copy and paste
on the tallest active volcano, mount yuyayako a mummy was found. The girl's body was fully intact and in perfect condition. They had found her in 1995 and had to investigate. With the belongings she had, they found out she was from the lost Inca tribe from about 500 years ago. Now she is at a museum where people can see her.
I just have this sadness and would want her to be protected at all times. I totally agree with that scientist lady who said she feels its her duty to protect her body. Almost seems like she is sleeping
I completely agree with you. All 3 children are protected.
I wish I could be perfectly preserved and found 500 years later.
Her braids are better than mine
Bridget Hold 😂
When your stylist is a legend
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it is so fascinating to learn about someone who died 5 centuries ago..! i can't believe how well preserved her body is even after such a long time...
"She looks like she slept to her death" HAPPY MUSIC :D
Beautiful girl may rest in peace ❤
They should made a movie about her I find that interestingg
you don't want hollywood rewriting history again do ya
I was like 6 when I went to Peru and saw her, i remember her vividly and ngl I was a bit scared, but it did spark my interest in Incan history and other history and it was incredible to see so I would recommend people to visit
it's amazing! I wonder how they made such detailed things. I absolutely love history.
Can't help but think about how this will be each one of us someday. Obviously not as well preserved though. We all end up being a part of history.
I don't know why but it kinds of saddens me when such artefacts are removed from their original, intended position... ancient peoples put her there, now she is randomly on display forever. It would be nice to leave some things undiscovered, preserved as a part of their true history... but i guess our curiosity prevents us from doing so
Piggu Gudu she was a sacrifice lol i cant feel bad for those who put her there
not necessarily feeling bad for them... but it seems to take the wonder away from such things. I refer to archaeological finds in general, but i guess it is for this specific find quite fascinating to have her unearthed. Sacrifice or not, would this ancient person liked to have been in the position she is now? i guess it will never be known. Thanks for replying though... i admit that my opinion is pretty odd XD
if you can't understand how this kind of archeological discorverys help humanity then grab a book. and in most of the world you're buried for 7/10 years and then they unearth and burn the bones and use the hole for someone else. soo, i'm just wondering who's paying for a 500 years old grave in thr current economy xD
Piggu Gudu The ex president of Argentina a few years a go was trying sell (vender nose si se escribe así) them, the 3 mommies to natgeo. But he was descovered and just pretened nothing happened and put them in a museum.
The things people will do for money i guess... at least with them in there museum they couldn't be looted, even if intentions were wrong. thanks for replying :D
I'm related to her on my mom side it's amazing learning about my relative it's sad how she was sacrifice for her tribe at 15 years old 😢
I looked up the article on it. She was forced to do drugs and drink alcohol as a sacrifice to someone, then she froze to death... ☹️
It is sad, but she was likely peaceful and sleeping when she died. She was drugged with coca leaves and alcohol. Coca leaves suppress hunger, thirst, and pain, and alcohol makes you feel warm even though it causes you to die faster from hypothermia, which means she was likely peaceful and not in pain when she died.
Please, let her sleep in peace... poor maiden was disturbed
That hair looks brand new😫😱😱 mine doesn't even stay the same until morning let alone 500 years😥
overwashing and chemicals, indigenous did not use chemicals
It's amazing that they can find out what was wrong with somebody that was alive thousands of years ago, but can't tell somebody what is causing them pain and what to do about it this day in age.
Actually the diva mummy in China is the best preserved mummy, her body is still moist and her organs are as well.
Yeah but... she look... horrible. I wound't want to look like that after I died. This Inca girl mummy though dry, but much less disturbing.
Ethan Nelson and she look like she was chewd by a dog or something. and she's rotting btw, this one isn't, so the chinese women is as much a mummy as a pickle
@Danielle Gibson that mummy has been dead 100 years...the inca mummy has been dead 500 years.
@K 500>100
She is so beautiful,but when I look at her I just feel sad and broken, she is absolutely stunning ❤❤❤❤
Sacrificed only for her civilization to die off and disappear
Thinking they were doing good by killing this poor girl sometimes people don’t know what they actually are doing sacrifices are only good when you put you’re own life in the line to save another
I agree with previous comments. She is an astonishing find. And she's very beautiful....but she needs to be returned home to her original resting place. Putting her on display is simply disgraceful and disrespectful to her ancestors.
I found myself thinking about the mortality in a different way than with the more skeletal mummies I’m accustomed to seeing. I think seeing the well preserved face makes it harder to see the scientific value
She is 500 years old and looks so young😢
It’s very disappointing to hear how little information this video provides. I’m from Argentina and I went one time to the MAAM museum and I literally learned 800 times more than this video.
It’s not even 5 minutes long😑
Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked. Only the Avatar, master of all four elements, could stop them, but when the world needed him most, he vanished.
"wiped out by spanish conquest" and til now i'm still angry
they weren't wiped out. Andeans still exist
Wiped out by European conquest more precisely
The Incas sacrificed children but that did not make you angry? Read up on the little boy and how he died.
@@saran3214 Abortions sacrifice children too
@@malalalalala2985 I agree with you on the fact that Inca people were not wiped out. Their ancestors are still there. And I am not for abortion either. But the Incas sacrificed a lot of children. Which would have had a terrible effect on society. How do you get attached and love a child only to have it killed? It seems to me the Spanish were an improvement. Do not read about the companion little 5 year boy found. Take my advice. Those people were awful.
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Imagine she wakes up and her first words are, "ayy lmao"
How on earth do they know that there is a mummy at this high altitude?
How is it well covered with clothes of 500 years old time??
This mummy has been dead 500 years and still has better hair than me 😂😂😂
Wow it's remarkable , as if she had died only a few days ago , it's so shocking how well preserved this girl really is . The artefacts looked as if they were brand new ! Amazing video .
Yeah it’s insane how well harsh conditions can mummify bodies. You can find bodies in different conditions in worse states of decay after only a few weeks of death. Otzi the iceman is another wonderful example of how well extreme cold can mummify people.
Neutral question: where is the line between archeology and grave robbing?
Grave robbing is when you either take the corpse to dissect, or you take belongings from the grave and sell it to the highest bidder with no care for documentation or study.
jacki rose Do you even know what grave robbing means?
a grant
jacki rose science and reasearch for a better understanding of our past compared to gluttony and greed
Its okay after 200 years
I wouldn’t even go near her, she looks so alive it’s crazy. So sad of course, hard to believe how long humans have existed and then to put into perspective how long earth has existed we’ve barely even been here.
How sad that this Inca maiden was disturbed from her final resting place.
Lu-Lu-Luv she's dead she's not feeling or knowledge get over it
It's called respect, too bad you have none!
Lu-Lu-LuvU it helps us understand the way of life and traditions of the incas
Heloo Lu-Lu-LuVU. Not far ago I went to the museum where this Inca girl (and also the mummies of two other kids) is exposed. I do understand that researchers have to do their work, that the corpses don't suffer and that they don't have any feelings, etc., but I felt deeply sad and disrepectful at the same time in there and I get out of the museum.
Research is important now shut up!
@1:31 this part just blows me away, so well preserved!
Imagine that mummy said *Wakes up…Slaps investigator…WRAP ME UP AGAIN*
Imagine what she would be thinking before sleeping there.......may her soul rest in peace
Sometimes I wonder if desecrating these mummies is too respectful. Obviously those who buried them meant them to stay there, instead of being displayed as an attraction in a glass.
belinda hawkins what do you believe in ?
It's crazy to think back to ancient times of mummies around the world and discovering them. Now with the internet, tv, cameras, videos, etc., we lose that quest for the current generation and onwards. Also makes you think how much more is buried under our feet that hasn't been discovered yet.
i want to think that she was not supposed to be removed from the volcano. like she was sort of a sacrifice in exchange for the protection of her people or something. that to remove her from her burial site would bring dire consequences to the world. i know it sounds stupid but our knowledge of how ancient people think is very limited.
+Pm "gaine power". Atleast they thought they would. Sometimes ignorance is bliss.
They need to check more mountain tops.
Is her hair braided?...
Richard Hannay yes, braids were prevalent in many cultures
This is absolutely amazing.
I recently did CRI GENETICS 🧬 and just found out this is my ancestor!! Pretty awesome and interesting that my birthday is September 1st. 😊
This girl didn't have children, so she can't really be your ancestor. However, it means that your ancestors belonged in her ethnic group.
Stop digging up these people and let them rest
Put her back! You took her whole purpose of death away. She was put there for a reason and to remain there. It is the mountain that is to take care of her and her to take care of her people and respect of mother earth. If you don't understand, think of your own religion and its beliefs.
I wouldn't like to be the mother of that girl. Must be heart break.
The way they lifted her up out of the ground seemed so clumsy! How did they know that she wouldn’t break if they lifted her up like that!!
They’re professionals and aside from that, sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do
They know what they're doing
Visitar Machu Pichu y cruzar el Lago Titicaca de Puno(Perú) a Copacabana (Bolivia) es uno de los tesoros que guardo en mi memória sin olvidar a los picos de los Andes cubiertos de nieve. Se recomiendo a todos una vez en su vida, nunca estuve tan cerca del Cielo