Two thousand years before the Inca empire dominated the Andes, a lesser-known society known as the Chavín Phenomenon shared ...

The Inca Empire managed vast territories without a written alphabet, relying instead on a mysterious system of knotted strings known as the khipu. Once dismissed as simple accounting tools, new ...

The Inca empire existed in Peru between the 1400s and 1533, eventually growing to become the largest empire ever seen in the Americas according to World History Encyclopedia.

The Incas have the double distinction of presiding over the largest empire of the ancient Americas and one of the shortest-lived. Sprawling along the Pacific Coast and across the Andes Mountains ...

Strictly speaking, the name "Inca" refers to the first royal family and the 40,000 descendants who ruled the empire. However, for centuries historians have used the term in reference to the nearly ...

The Inca city in Peru is one of the most recognizable historical sites in the world. Built in the mid-15th century, it served as a royal estate for the rulers of the Inca Empire before the arrival ...

Archaeologists found two 500-year-old quarries in Cañete mountains and trail transport network from final stage of Inca empire, photos show.

Spain’s moneymaking interest in the former Inca Empire would be revived in 1545 with the discovery of rich silver mines at Potosí (in modern-day Bolivia). For another century, ...

1. The Inca and the Sky -- 2. Historical Accounts Concerning Inca Solar Astronomy and the Year -- 3. The Year -- 4. Seats of the Sun: The Solar Pillars of Cuzco -- 5. Stellar Observations -- 6. Other ...