An abscessed wisdom tooth inflicted great pain on one of the Moche culture's rare powerful women at the time of her death, in her late 20s, in about A.D. 450. She was likely one of the leaders—maybe even the supreme ruler—of the site now known as El Brujo. The dry climate on the north coast of Peru naturally mummified her body, recently discovered in almost perfect condition, but an autopsy couldn't determine what killed her. Experts are continuing to study her body and her burial to determine who she was and how she may have met her untimely end.
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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Format: Digital Lens: 68mm Speed and F-Stop: 1/8 @ f/11
Weather Conditions: Indoors Time of Day: Morning Lighting Techniques: I used a strobe in a softbox for the overall light and a slow shutter speed to pick up the light from my flashlight.
