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Pringle, Heather. 2001. Secrets of the Alpaca Mummies. Discover, June, 60-65.
This article explores the alpaca mummies and the rare, luxurious fabric that can be produced from the alpaca's wool and Jane Wheeler's study of the alpaca and llamas. The alpaca is a small, slender member of the camel family. The woolen fabric from the alpaca's fleece was highly prized. In 1533, Francisco Pizarro laid plunder to Cuzco. He and his soldiers robbed the city of all the gold and silver that was available. The alpaca's wool was important to the Inca empire. The alpaca's wool had many purposes. It served as currency, gifts, and had sacrificial religious uses. The Inca were cloth makers who used cloth to produce a variety of objects in their society. They used the cloth to produce roofs and bridges. The cloth was also used as an aid in counting.
Jane Wheeler, an American archaeozoologist, discovered the secret hidden within the alpaca mummies over a decade ago. She researched the alpaca......

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