Archaeologists uncover the first case of deliberate mummification of an Inca child, shedding new light on ancient Andean ...

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 ...

High in the Andes, above the clouds and far from everyday life, archaeologists uncovered a discovery that still feels unreal.

Hidden on the border between the Andean Mountains and the Peruvian Rainforest, the last remaining forces of the almost ...

Inca society kept records by encoding information into knotted cords called khipu. A new analysis of hair woven into these cords suggests this... A lock of hair may have just changed what we know ...

ANTH copy 39088019656784 gift from Paul R. Julian. Introduction -- Discovering the Incas and their predecessors -- Native and Spanish sources -- Explorers and the first archaeologists -- 20th-century ...

The Inca Empire in South America was one of the most powerful pre-Columbian societies. It was known for the architecture of Machu Picchu, an... A lock of hair could rewrite assumptions about the Inca ...

"Land of the Four Quarters" or Tahuantinsuyu is the name the Inca gave to their empire. It stretched north to south some 2,500 miles along the high mountainous Andean range from Colombia to Chile and ...

This article is part of our Summer reads series. Visit the full collection for book lists, guest essays and more seasonal distractions. SPAIN’S CONQUEST of the Inca empire in the 16th century was ...

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 ...