Mummies Alive: Season 1 Episode 5 - The Inca Maiden - Smithsonian Channel
- 7 years ago
The Inca Maiden marvels at the stunningly preserved mummy of a 14-year-old girl who died and was buried at the top of the highest active volcano in the world. The extreme environment guaranteed her preservation but did it also kill her? As the secrets of a lost civilization are revealed, shocking clues point us in a more sinister direction, and provide an unprecedented, emotional and intimate look at the tragic life and death of this young girl.
Discover the story of an Inca mummy, found frozen in time in a tomb on top of the highest active volcano in the world.
She's considered to be one of the best-preserved mummies in the world, a 500-year-old Inca girl known as "The Maiden." Her incredible lifelike appearance is matched only by the mysteries surrounding her. Who was she? What was she doing at the peak of the world's tallest active volcano, where her body was found? How exactly did she die? Take part in a virtual autopsy, as we use cutting edge equipment and techniques to unravel the details about her life, the cause of her unnatural death, and the dark secrets about her lost civilization.
Discover the story of an Inca mummy, found frozen in time in a tomb on top of the highest active volcano in the world.
She's considered to be one of the best-preserved mummies in the world, a 500-year-old Inca girl known as "The Maiden." Her incredible lifelike appearance is matched only by the mysteries surrounding her. Who was she? What was she doing at the peak of the world's tallest active volcano, where her body was found? How exactly did she die? Take part in a virtual autopsy, as we use cutting edge equipment and techniques to unravel the details about her life, the cause of her unnatural death, and the dark secrets about her lost civilization.