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MuseumsSite Name: MAAM Alternative Name: Museum of High Altitude ArchaeologyCountry: Argentina Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Salta
Latitude: 24.78883S Longitude: 65.411028W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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The Museum of High Altitude Archaeology is purpose built to study and display the naturally preserved bodies of multiple Inca sacrifices discovered in the high Andes, immediately to the west of Salta, Argentina. In 2007, an exhibit of the "Children of LLullaillaco" opened, displaying what are possibly the most perfectly preserved human remains from the Inca Empire.
Spanish writers collected oral history from native sources in the colonial period. This included descriptions of this type of human sacrifice - which was rare and highly ceremonial. These chronicles and the physical archaeology are used by the museum to tell the story of the meaning of these rituals for the Andean cultures.
The museum also focuses on textiles and repatriation of artifacts and human remains that were excavated in the past and removed from the area. The museum website (English version) can be found at this link. Please note, the website includes further links to photographs of the preserved human remains. Additional notes added by Drew Parsons in May 2019: Photography was not permitted when I visited the museum in May 2019 although the website for the museum mentioned above has lots of photos and the curator gave me permission to copy photos from their website into Megalithic Portal.
Note: Exhibit opening astonishes crowd.
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