CT Scan of Old Inca Girl (IMAGE)

University of Copenhagen

CT Scan of Old Inca Girl

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CT scans performed at the Department of Forensic Medicine at the University of Copenhagen show that the 13-year-old girl, dubbed "The Llullaillaco Maiden," died with a clot of coca leaves in her mouth cavity.

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Johan Reinhard and the University of Copenhagen

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