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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(137,550 posts) Thu May 21, 2026, 12:49 AM Yesterday

Something Was Very Wrong With The Inca Empire -- DNA Just Proved It

Disease and civil war had weakened the empire by the time Pizarro had arrived.

The indigenous people still make up a large part of the area's population.

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I've always had mixed feeling about Inca's and Aztecs because of the human sacrifice aspect Shellback Squid Yesterday #1

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1. I've always had mixed feeling about Inca's and Aztecs because of the human sacrifice aspect

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Thu May 21, 2026, 02:50 AM

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unique to all civilizations

yes, Carthage had a few odd aspects

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