food items, figurines made out of gold, silver, and spondylus, and other metal objects such as pins. Due to the preservation of the children, a number of studies could be undertaken from their remains. Hair samples indicate that the diets of the children underwent a momentous change in the year before their deaths. This helps to indicate the care with which children were treated during their travels throughout the empire prior to their ultimate sacrifice. Other changes in the isotopes found in the hair samples indicate that the children began their procession to the mountain several months prior to their death. Quehuar Another noteworthy capacocha site is present near the summit of the extinct Quehuar volcano, reaching an altitude of 6,130 meters in northwestern Argentina. At the top of the mountain is a raised ceremonial platform, or ushnu, attached to a frontal ramp near a circular walled structure. Various offerings and a sacrificial victim were found contained within the walled structure. However, prior to archeological excavation, the platform, the walled structure, and its contents had been damaged by looters with dynamite. Through DNA and x-ray long bone analysis the body was identified as the remains of an approximately 12 year old female. However, partial destruction of the body by dynamite made it impossible to determine her cause of death. It is believed that the sacrificial victim was buried with the clothing she wore at the moment of her death, and then wrapped post-mortem into a bundle with outer textiles. This trend has also been documented in the Llullaillaco and Aconcagua sites. Scattered offerings recovered from the area included textiles, pottery shards, food, and the remains of a sacrificed camelid. Additionally, a small bundle of offerings was discovered containing sandals, cutlery, wooden and ceramic dishes, food items, a comb, and coal. Furthermore, a damaged tunic and a small female figurine made of spondylus shell (dressed in miniature versions of cumbi clothes) was recovered from the platform. The presence of the spondylus shell at the site is thought to be an offering for fertility, and is also characteristic of the Llullaillaco, Esmeralda, Chuscha, and Aconcagua sites. Ampato The Ampato summit rises up to 6,312 meters in southern Peru, with a funerary complex located at 5,852 meters. Four capacocha sacrifices were found at this site, representing two distinct ceremonies. The first sacrifice discovered was a girl estimated to be between 13 to 15