archaeologist Johan Reinhard, who helped lead the team that found the mummies on top of Argentina‘s Mount Llullaillaco, said in a statement. "The arms looked perfect, even down to visible hairs." Llullaillaco, which is in northwest Argentina near the border with Chile, is one of the world‘s highest volcanoes. Reinhard said the bodies may have been frozen since they were left on the mountain by Incas. Even though they are buried under about five feet (1.5 metre) of rock and earth, their internal organs look perfect on a CT scan, as if they had died only recently. Their burial platform carried other sacrifices, apparently to Inca gods, including 35 gold, silver and shell statues, pottery containing food and articles of clothing including moccasins. All were in excellent condition, National Geographic said. "The undamaged female has a beautiful yellow, geometrically designed cover laid over her outer mantle," Reinhard said. U.S., Argentinian and Peruvian scientists worked together on the expedition, organised by National Geographic. Reinhard said his team battled snow and high winds to reach the site. "At one point we had to lower one of our workers into the pit by his ankles so he could pull the mummy out with his hands," he said.