That data gave them a better understanding of where to use ground-penetrating radar to create a more specific map ... of the ancient Incan city of Cusco. Located about 130 miles from Machu Picchu, ...

A groundbreaking discovery unveils a hidden network of ancient Inca underground streets, or "Chicana," beneath Cusco's historic cityscape. Archaeologists Jorge Calero and Mildred Fernandez, who ...

Yet Inca culture proved persistent. Some 10m people in Peru and nearby countries speak Quechua, the Incas’ language of empire, whose use the Spaniards discouraged. Peruvians still hand-weave ...

Based on archaeological excavations, we know that ancient Andean civilizations emerged at least as far back as 3500 B.C.E. and evolved until the Spanish conquest started in the 15th century. Notably, ...

The research, undertaken by Professor Sabine Hyland at the University of St. Andrews, reveals that the enigmatic form of communication, known as quipu (also written as khipu), helped record ...

A trek high in the Peruvian Andes reveals dazzling ancient buildings, stellar views, and mysterious llama art. In the Peruvian Andes, the ruins of the ancient Inca settlement of Choquequirao can ...

Archeologists are hoping that an ancient map, left largely unstudied for 4,000 years, can point them towards some hidden secrets of the ancient world. The Bronze Age map, at first look, is just a ...

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The lofty ambitions of the Inca Rising from obscurity to the heights of power, a succession of Andean rulers subdued kingdoms, sculpted mountains, and forged a mighty empire.

One of the best examples of these under-the-radar gems is Huchuy Qosqo, an ancient Inca village and citadel overlooking the Sacred Valley. This collection of excavated, well-preserved stone ...

A nexus of power.This design is typical of Tiwanaku culture, which left behind many other temple ruins featuring sunken courts surrounded by rectangular rooms and stone-lined terrace platforms ...