The Siberian Ice Maiden, known locally as the Princess of Ukok (Russian: Принце́сса Уко́ка), the Altai Princess (Russian: Алтайская принцесса), Devochka ("Girl") and Ochy-bala (Russian: …

Nov 3, 2023 · Since the discovery of her incredibly well-preserved frozen remains in 1995, she has become known by many names — the “Ice Maiden,” Juanita and the Lady of Ampato — …

Reinhard published a detailed account of the discovery in his 2006 book entitled, The Ice Maiden: Inca Mummies, Mountain Gods, and Sacred Sites in the Andes. As Reinhard and Zárate …

Nov 3, 2023 · More than 500 years ago, an Incan girl was killed as part of a sacrificial ritual at a mountain summit in Peru. Her frozen mummified remains were discovered in 1995 by …

Mar 31, 2024 · The mummified remains of the Ice Maiden of Ampato—a child sacrifice victim—were stunningly preserved. Now, archaeology and science have restored her gaze.

Nov 24, 1998 · The discovery by Johan Reinhard of "Juanita," an Inca ice maiden found atop Mount Ampato in 1995, is the most recent—and some say the most revealing—addition to …

The bundle contained a mummified, 14-year-old Inca girl, now known as the “Ice Maiden” or “Juanita.” Five hundred years before, she climbed 20,702-foot Ampato as part of a religious …

Oct 25, 2023 · The mummy, known as "Juanita" or the "Inca Ice Maiden", was an Inca girl who is thought to have been sacrificed in a ritual more than 500 years ago. Scientists worked with a …

Sep 11, 2007 · The mummy, called La Doncella or The Maiden, is that of a teenage girl who died more than 500 years ago in a ritual sacrifice in the Andes Mountains.

A girl (later called the Ice Maiden) was the first frozen body of an Inca female found in this area. Realizing that unique cultural and bioanthropological insights would be possible, we carefully …