There are just four villages in the Peruvian Andes where khipus are kept, though the knowledge of how to read them was lost ...

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 ...

Thousands of years ago in modern-day Peru, hallucinogenic plants were in use in ritual ceremonies at the renowned Chavín de ...

The Inca Discovered An Ancient Megalithic Complex At Samaipata In The Bolivian Jungle. Investigate the Inca’s connection to a much older civilization in Bolivia#Samaipata#AncientBolivia# ...

Ancient jewelry is up for auction at Christie's on Feb. 4, where buyers can snag a piece of history for less than today's modern fine jewelry. Tamara Beckwith/NY Post Who needs jewelry fit for a ...

A team of archaeologists has discovered an ancient labyrinthine system of tunnels hidden beneath the Peruvian city of Cusco, a former Inca stronghold nestled in the Andes mountains. The tunnel ...

CUSCO, Peru, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- An exhibition of "Light of the Sun: A Dialogue Between Ancient Shu and Inca Civilizations" is being held at the Inca Museum (Museo Inka) in Cusco, Peru, to showcase ...

He said ancient floods destroyed most of the burials' wooden coffins and linen wrappings. However, some items such as jewelry in women's burials were found intact, including a finely crafted ...

Upon returning to the location a few days later, Bruunsgaard found six more pieces of ancient jewelry. Since then, Danish and international experts have further investigated the jewelry ...