The Atlantic has a fascinating deep dive into khipus — long cords that the Inca tied knots into to preserve information. Few ...

Two recently discovered ancient gold rings set with garnets reveal how Greek trends and customs became part of life in ...

Researchers studying an ancient form of writing used by the Incas in pre-Columbian South America have unraveled new clues to a longstanding mystery. The research, undertaken by Professor Sabine Hyland ...

An eight-sided Roman ring was recently found in Lincolnshire, England, by Wessex Archaeology staff. The item dates back to 200-410 A.D., officials said.

Lake Titicaca was a sacred space to the ancient Andean empire of the Inca, which at its height in the early 16th century controlled territory from modern-day Colombia to Chile. The Inca built more ...

building self-centering structures fitted with fiber-optic sensors that copy the resilience and mechanism of ancient Inca buildings.

Obsessed with a treasure city, conquistador Francisco Pizarro captured the Inca emperor Atahualpa ... In addition to jewelry and small decorative items, the treasure included pitchers, pots ...

A recent discovery in the United Kingdom shows that chunky jewelry has always been in fashion – even in Ancient Rome. Wessex Archaeology announced the discovery of the unusual eight-sided ring ...

that of the Inca empire. Instead of writing on clay tablets or papyrus, as other ancient societies did, the Incas recorded information by tying knots into long cords they called khipus.