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Inca Mummies: Secrets of a Lost World

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Buried beneath a Peruvian shantytown, hundreds of Inca mummies were nearly lost to bulldozers and development. Now, as researchers unwrap the mummies from their bundles - layer by layer, artifact by artifact - a rare picture of an ancient world unfolds.

This is a companion site for the PBS program of the same name. The site has a short video documentary and a virtual mummy that is unwrapped lay by layer. Also included are photo galleries of the Inca culture, Peru today, and the discovery of Machu Picchu in 1911.

In addition the site has news articles and related features such as the virtual autopsy of the Inca Ice Maiden. Kids can explore the lost empire of the Inca with a brainteasing quiz.