Before they were killed, those chosen for sacrifice were taken to Cusco, the capital of the Inca Empire, or to temples or oracles scattered throughout the territory.
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Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
3 Nov. 2026
Anthropologists find that oracles and divination commonly use techniques that generate random outcomes.
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