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It’s reported that Peru’s famed “Ice Maiden”, the frozen mummy of an Inca girl sacrificed1 to the gods 500 years ago, might be at risk from humidity. Dampness was detected inside the mummy’s glass-enclosed refrigeration compartment by an expert from the U.S. Smithsonian Institution who was vacationing in the southern Andean city of Arequipa, where the mummy is kept. The unnamed expert notified Peruvian authorities that the mummy could deteriorate2 beyond repair within five years if the problem is not corrected.
In 1995, The Mountain Institute expedition, led by anthropologist3 Dr Johan Reinhart, set out to climb Mount Ampato, Peru, in search of sacred sites. They thought they saw a backpack, but it turned out to be a small body wrapped up in cloth. The Ice Maiden was 12 to 14 years old and was sacrificed to the mountain gods. Tied to Reinhart’s backpack, she made her trip down the mountain. She weighed about 80 pounds because her flesh was frozen and attached4 to her bones, not dried out. They kept her well wrapped and made a quick trip to the freezer at Catholic University in Arequipa.
The Ice Maiden was thought to be the best-preserved Inca mummy in the world until 1999, when three frozen other mummies were discovered by another Reinhard-led team at the top of a mountain in Argentina. Those were so well-preserved they still had blood in their hearts and lungs, unlike the Ice Maiden.
秘鲁著名的 “冰少女”是五百年前一名被用来祭祀的印加少女的冰冻木乃伊。据报道，“冰少女” 可能因潮湿正面临腐烂的危险。“冰少女”木乃伊保存在秘鲁南部城市阿雷基帕，美国史密森学会一位专家在那度假时，发现冷藏秘鲁“冰少女”的容器中有潮气。那位不愿意透露姓名的专家向秘鲁当局报告说，如果潮气问题得不到及时解决，木乃伊将有可能在五年内腐化到无法修复的程度。
1995年，为了寻找宗教遗址，美国考古学家乔安·莱因哈特博士带领的山脉学会探险队登上秘鲁阿雷基帕附近的阿帕托山山脉。他们看到一个貌似背包的神秘物，后来才发现是一具用布包裹着的小木乃伊。这名年龄仅在12~14岁间的“冰少女”是祭祀品，被用来献给山神。莱因哈特博士把她带下了山。“冰少女”重约八十磅，因其肉体已经冰冻且紧紧依附着骨骼，并没有完全干缩。他们将她包好并迅速送到阿雷基帕天主教大学的冷藏室。
“冰少女”被认为是世界上保存最为完好的印加木乃伊。直到1999年，在阿根廷境内一座山顶上，由莱因哈特博士带领的另一个考古小组发现了另外三具冰冻木乃伊。和“冰少女”不同的是，她们保存得更完好，心脏和肺脏内还保留着血液。
In 1995, The Mountain Institute expedition, led by anthropologist3 Dr Johan Reinhart, set out to climb Mount Ampato, Peru, in search of sacred sites. They thought they saw a backpack, but it turned out to be a small body wrapped up in cloth. The Ice Maiden was 12 to 14 years old and was sacrificed to the mountain gods. Tied to Reinhart’s backpack, she made her trip down the mountain. She weighed about 80 pounds because her flesh was frozen and attached4 to her bones, not dried out. They kept her well wrapped and made a quick trip to the freezer at Catholic University in Arequipa.
The Ice Maiden was thought to be the best-preserved Inca mummy in the world until 1999, when three frozen other mummies were discovered by another Reinhard-led team at the top of a mountain in Argentina. Those were so well-preserved they still had blood in their hearts and lungs, unlike the Ice Maiden.
秘鲁著名的 “冰少女”是五百年前一名被用来祭祀的印加少女的冰冻木乃伊。据报道，“冰少女” 可能因潮湿正面临腐烂的危险。“冰少女”木乃伊保存在秘鲁南部城市阿雷基帕，美国史密森学会一位专家在那度假时，发现冷藏秘鲁“冰少女”的容器中有潮气。那位不愿意透露姓名的专家向秘鲁当局报告说，如果潮气问题得不到及时解决，木乃伊将有可能在五年内腐化到无法修复的程度。
1995年，为了寻找宗教遗址，美国考古学家乔安·莱因哈特博士带领的山脉学会探险队登上秘鲁阿雷基帕附近的阿帕托山山脉。他们看到一个貌似背包的神秘物，后来才发现是一具用布包裹着的小木乃伊。这名年龄仅在12~14岁间的“冰少女”是祭祀品，被用来献给山神。莱因哈特博士把她带下了山。“冰少女”重约八十磅，因其肉体已经冰冻且紧紧依附着骨骼，并没有完全干缩。他们将她包好并迅速送到阿雷基帕天主教大学的冷藏室。
“冰少女”被认为是世界上保存最为完好的印加木乃伊。直到1999年，在阿根廷境内一座山顶上，由莱因哈特博士带领的另一个考古小组发现了另外三具冰冻木乃伊。和“冰少女”不同的是，她们保存得更完好，心脏和肺脏内还保留着血液。