You Wouldn't Believe What Scientists Found Frozen in Glaciers and Lakes

The Inca Woman

Although she is not as old as the Otzi Man, this 1,000-year-old frozen Incan woman was found almost perfectly preserved. She was dug out of an ice deposit on the side of an active volcano nearly 20,000 feet above sea level. She honestly looks as if she had just passed away yesterday, and scientists have learned a ton about Incan civilization just from researching her body.

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