Snuff tubes uncovered at Chavin de Huantar in Peru reveal how leaders used mystical experiences to cement their power.

Rising from obscurity in Peru's Cusco Valley during the 13th century, a royal Inca dynasty charmed, bribed, intimidated, or conquered its rivals to create the largest pre-Columbian empire in the ...

The discovery of ancient bones carved into tubes in the mountains of Peru led researchers to conduct chemical analyses.

Two thousand years before the Inca empire dominated the Andes ... likely reserved for a select few, reinforcing the social hierarchy," said Daniel Contreras, Ph.D., an anthropological ...

Two thousand years before the Inca empire dominated the Andes ... likely reserved for a select few, reinforcing the social hierarchy," said Daniel Contreras, Ph.D., an anthropological ...