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

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 ...

BLACKSBURG — Four years’ worth of research on the ancient Inca Road of the Andes led by a Virginia Tech engineering professor will be part of a major Smithsonian Institution exhibit scheduled ...

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 ...