If the Jucul ones provide additional clues, she and her colleagues might one day be able to use them to crack open the lost history of the Inca empire, which was, at its peak, the largest ...

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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Historical data from the time of the Spanish arrival had previously suggested that the creation of quipus was a specialized form of knowledge held by only a few in the ancient Inca Empire, who were ...

Chavín was a major center of ritual activity between 1200 B.C. and 400 B.C., before the birth of the Inca empire. The complex included stone structures built around open plazas. As people added ...

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Over the past few weeks, six renowned artists – Belén Pez, Marta Ruiz, Motecualquier, Marc Gómez, Yasmina Oliveros and Carolina Adan Caro – have brought large-scale murals to life across different ...

You might think you're familiar with the various weeds that can grow in your lawn, but if you live in the southeastern United States, you may encounter an invasive newcomer: Chevreul's sharp lawn-weed ...

Ancient civilizations are often put on screen, but strangely there aren’t a lot of movies out there depicting the once-mighty Inca Empire. From animated movies to horror movies witnessing releases of ...

The red Abyssinian banana (Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii') is readily available in the U.S. and loves container life, as does Siam ruby banana (Musa 'Siam Ruby'), and the deeply maroon-hued blood ...