The Chachapoyas civilization flourished from 500 AD in Peru's northern highlands, constructing elaborate sarcophagi and stone ...

For centuries, the vanished Inca fortress of Ancocagua existed only in lore. Now, at a mountaintop site in Peru, researchers ...

The Inca Empire in South America, one of the most powerful pre-Columbian societies, was known for many innovations — such as the architecture of Machu Picchu, an extensive road network, and a system ...

New discoveries reveal Cusco, Peru, was more than just ancient stone walls. Specialists have found a large underground city ...

An analysis of corn, cassava and coca plants discovered with sacrificed Inca children reveals they died during the reign of ...

ANTH copy 39088019656784 gift from Paul R. Julian. Introduction -- Discovering the Incas and their predecessors -- Native and Spanish sources -- Explorers and the first archaeologists -- 20th-century ...

Archaeologists excavating the ancient Inca provincial center of Tambo Viejo on Peru’s arid southern coast have made an extraordinary discovery: two 500-year-old freeze-dried potatoes. Known as chuño, ...

The Inca Empire in South America, one of the most powerful pre-Columbian societies, was known for many innovations — such as the architecture of Machu Picchu, an extensive road network, and a system ...