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 ...

The Atlantic has a fascinating deep dive into khipus — long cords that the Inca tied knots into to preserve information. Few know how to read the knots, which are hundreds of years old and fragile.

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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 ...

Built by the ancient Inca, the labyrinth – or Chincana – radiates outwards from the Temple of the Sun, extending for more than a mile towards a fortress on the edge of the city.

Mohenir Julinho Zapata Rodríguez, director of the Inca Museum, also noted that the purpose of this exhibition is to reinforce the ties of friendship and cooperation between China and Peru, two ...

Chimu-era jewelry unearthed in other excavations was often made of bronze or gold. The remains of necklaces, earrings and bracelets are seen at a site where archaeologists discovered the remains of ...

Rest of World News: Archaeologists in Peru have discovered the remains of what is believed to be wealthy members of the Chimu civilization, a pre-Inca society that thrive.

LIMA (Reuters) – Archaeologists in Peru have discovered the remains of what is believed to be wealthy members of the Chimu civilization, a pre-Inca society that thrived for centuries in arid plains ...