They were dead, but for the sake of the capacocha rituals, their bodies had to undergo a series of more unfortunate events.

New CT scans of Inca child mummies show how sacrifice rituals were carefully controlled and continued after death.

Discovery on Ampato -- Return of the maiden -- Extreme archaeology -- Mummies and media -- The mountains of power -- Juanita's journey --Peaks, storms, and sarita -- Earth mother, mountain father -- ...