 In the Southeastern part area, in the Temple of Inti (The Inca Sun God), archeologists have found a cemetery that was set apart for the mamacuna (Virgins for the Sun), women who had important status.These women wove textiles for priests, and brewed corn beer which was used in Inca festivals.The women were sacrificed in the highest ritual; they were strangled with cotton garrote, and some women still had the cotton twisted around their neck when their bodies were discovered.