They were discovered at the Huaca La Florida archeological site, where archeologists have just discovered five ancient mummies. The site is a 3,500-year-old pre-incan temple, belonging to the Ychsma ...

For hundreds of years, Andean people recorded information by tying knots into long cords. Will we ever be able to read them?

Built by the Chachapoya civilisation, known as the “people of the cloud forest”, the structures are located within a Unesco ...

High in the Andes, Cusco is more than just the gateway to Machu Picchu—it’s a vibrant cultural crossroads where Incan ...

Ongoing research from the University of St Andrews has discovered that khipus, the mysterious string writing of the Incas, ...

Explorez la magnifique ville de Cuzco, au Pérou, grâce à de superbes images prises par drone capturant son riche héritage ...

The Atlantic has a fascinating deep dive into khipus — long cords that the Inca tied knots into to preserve information. Few ...

Researchers studying an ancient form of string-writing used in pre-Columbian South America have unraveled new clues to a ...

Découvrez les causes de la pollution du lac Titicaca, ses impacts et les solutions pour restaurer ce site unique.

Western scholars believe that Chinese civilization began with the Yinxu Ruins in Anyang, Henan province, a capital of the ...

Western scholars believe that Chinese civilisation began with the Yinxu Ruins in Anyang, Henan province, a capital of the ...

An adorable baby pudu at the Oakland Zoo has been given the name Quilla, after a moon goddess in Incan culture. See the ...