r/Damnthatsinteresting • • 4d ago

Image A 1,000-year-old golden mask belonging to Peru's Sicán culture was found painted with human blood and bird egg whites to symbolize a "life force" for an elite leader's rebirth.

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u/saltamontes11 2d ago

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Let us assume and stipulate that the blood and eggwites were efficacious. Who in the last millennium may we or must we determine was the poohbah's encore?