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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Thu May 21, 2026, 12:49 AM 3 hrs ago

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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Something Was Very Wrong With The Inca Empire -- DNA Just Proved It (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 3 hrs ago OP
I've always had mixed feeling about Inca's and Aztecs because of the human sacrifice aspect Shellback Squid 1 hr ago #1

Shellback Squid

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1. I've always had mixed feeling about Inca's and Aztecs because of the human sacrifice aspect
Thu May 21, 2026, 02:50 AM
1 hr ago

unique to all civilizations

yes, Carthage had a few odd aspects

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