Altar Stone at Qenqo

Altar Stone at Qenqo

On this stone altar sacrificial victims were bled from the femoral vein, had their brains removed from their skulls, may have been disembowelled and were wrapped and placed in the foetal position. The dry climate and the cold of the night mummified these bodies. This reverent treatment was only for those specially chosen as offerings to the mountain spirits, and those of the ruling classes. Click image for smaller photograph

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