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Season 26 · Episode 6 ·
Ice Mummies: Frozen in Heaven (1)
This is the bizarre and fascinating story of the remains of Inca culture, frozen for posterity high in the mountains of the Andes. Evidence has emerged of sacrifice to the mountain gods, whose existence dominated the civilization over 500 years ago. The film traces the frozen bodies of children uncovered by archaeologists in South America, and follows an archaeological expedition to a high-altitude sacred site in search of ritual remains and another body. How did they come to be there? Why did they go to their deaths willingly? What was the religious framework that dictated their sacrifice to fierce gods?
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Episode 6 of season 26 of NOVA: “Ice Mummies: Frozen in Heaven (1)”. Aired 1998-11-24. Watch it online free on ZapFlix.