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Inca Mummies: Secrets of a Lost World is a 2002 documentary that explores the puzzling and mysterious world of the Inca civilization. Buried beneath a small community; Tupac Amaru (named after the last Inca monarch), the preservation of the mummies are being threatened.

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Background
The Puruchuco site featured in the film is said to be the second largest Inca cemetery where a number of mummy bundles were recovered. The discovery has led to the fascination with the Inca burial rituals. There are two types of Inca mummies; the rulers and the sacrificed ones. The mummies that have been discovered are those of sacrificed individuals and that of the Inca elite.

As well as leaving clues behind that give insight into the Inca culture, the mummies discovered were in excellent condition. The preservation of these mummies was so good, that archaeologists were able to determine the sex by looking at them. The mummy bundles contained up to seven people, some being topped with fake heads. There was such an abundance of archaeological artifacts discovered along with over two thousand mummies that it could rewrite the Inca empire. Guillermo Cock has been quoted saying, "We have so much that we will be kept busy for years sorting it out. With this, we will rewrite the history of Inca culture. in addition to this the bodies may reveal the existence of an Inca palace due to the amount of Inca elite that were discovered. Although this has been a substantial discovery, Guillermo Cock believes that, "Only 40 percent of the occupants of the Inca burial ground have been recovered." Once all of the mummies and artifacts have been salvaged they will be moved to a museum in Peru.

Cast and Crew

 * Allison Argo (Director, Producer, Writer and Narrator)
 * Mark Adler (Music Composer)
 * Andrew Young (Cinematographer)
 * Catherine Shields (Film Editor)
 * Peter Frost (Inca Researcher/Archaeologist)
 * Guillermo Cock (Archaeologist)

Guillermo Cock
Guillermo Cock has been completing archaeology in Peru since 1983. He attended Catholic University in Peru and the University of California where he completed his masters in archaeology. He is an expert on Andean cultures and has contributed publications, books, articles, and papers on the history of such. He has led, "Archaeological expeditions as Pacatnam and Dos Cabezas in the Jequetepeque Valley and at Chira-Villa, Garagay and Puruchuco in the Rimac Valley.

Closure
There have been many more discoveries since the documentary. Guillermo Cock continues to lead the team in excavating the Puruchuco site. The National Geographic continues to support and fund the project.

Awards

 * Governor's Award from the Academy of Arts and Sciences.
 * ITVA Peer awards.