capacocha

GPTKB entity

Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Inca ritual
gptkbp:afterlifeBelief children become messengers to gods
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs qhapaq hucha
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite mummified children
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Pachamama
gptkb:Inti_(sun_god)
gptkbp:criteriaForChildren noble lineage
physical perfection
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label capacocha
gptkbp:involves child sacrifice
gptkbp:location gptkb:Andes
gptkbp:notableFinds gptkb:Llullaillaco_mummies
Juanita (Ice Maiden)
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Mount_Ampato
gptkb:Mount_Llullaillaco
Mount Misti
gptkbp:offers gptkb:food
textiles
figurines
chicha (maize beer)
gptkbp:participants priests
selected children
gptkbp:performedAt mountaintops
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Inca_Empire
gptkbp:purpose religious sacrifice
appeasement of gods
gptkbp:recordedAt Spanish chroniclers
gptkbp:ritualProcess gptkb:sacrifice
ceremonial dress
procession to mountain
gptkbp:sacrificeMethod blunt force trauma
strangulation
burial alive
gptkbp:startDate 16th century
15th century
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Andean sanctuaries
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Llullaillaco_mummies
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6