Incan fortresses built some 500 years ago have been discovered along an extinct volcano in northern Ecuador, revealing evidence of a war fought by the Inca just before the Spanish conquistadors ...

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Operations in the ancient Incan world would sometimes involve scraping and drilling holes in the skull, a surgery researchers now know was so refined in ancient Peru that survival rates during the ...

While the ancient Egyptians may be the best-known mummy makers, they were far from the first. A very sophisticated fishing tribe called the Chinchoros, who lived on the north coast of what is now ...

The Incas performed child sacrifices during or after important events, such as the death of the Sapa Inca (emperor) or during a famine. Children were selected as sacrificial victims as they were ...

A RARE well-preserved mummy of a young Incan girl is being returned to its native homeland of Bolivia. The 500-year-old mummy nicknamed ‘Princess’ is notable for having braided hair that looks ...

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 ...

The so-called Maiden mummy of a 15-year-old Incan girl who was sacrificed 500 years ago is giving up some secrets, revealing the teenager suffered from a bacterial lung infection at the time of her ...

In what might be the first post-pandemic blockbuster exhibition, a trove of around 200 Andean artefacts will travel from two Peruvian institutions to the Boca Raton Museum of Art in Florida later this ...

A new facial approximation brings to life an Incan girl who was killed 500 years ago as part of a sacrificial ritual. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

View post: Amid Winter Storms, an Atmospheric River Also Just Hit the U.S. Utility workers digging trenches for new gas lines in Lima made a stunning discovery on Thursday: two pre-Incan tombs, ...

Cobblestoned Haworth was once home to the Brontes - but is also twinned with the historic Incan citadel of Machu Picchu "The mayor came and picked us up in some little old banger that had been ...