An archaeological dig at Huanchaquito-Las Llamas in Peru was found to contain the mummified remains of 140 children that were part of a mass sacrifice some time during the 15th century. The victims were both boys and girls between the ages of five and fourteen.
Examination of the remains found the children's hearts were ripped from their bodies. A study of the cranial modification and stable isotope analysis of carbon and nitrogen, indicates the children of both sexes were taken from different regions and groups throughout the Chimu empire.
