Inca Archive
Featured Stories
AncientPages.com - For more than a millennium, many Andean peoples used an object called a "khipu" (also spelled "quipu" and pronounced "key-poo") to record and communicate information. Khipus
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Catequil created thunder by striking the clouds with his sacred spear and a mighty club. This Inca deity means even more. The mountain
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - While investigating at Waskiri, near the Lauca River and the Bolivian-Chilean border, archaeologists made a curious discovery. Scientists found an impressive circular construction
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - There is much evidence the Incas were skilled in regard to water engineering. One of their greatest accomplishments is the Incamisana water temple
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Today, there are only some ancient ruins left, but during the times of the Inca, Coricancha must have been a marvelous place to see.
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Artifacts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have unearthed 15 ceremonial objects during excavations carried out in the pre-Inca ruins of the Kalasasaya Temple, Tiwanaku, located in the department
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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There are many stories of incredible ancient treasures that were deliberately hidden when the Spaniards conquered the Incas. One of these remarkable and
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - She is an important figure in the Inca's ancient beliefs. Ocllo (or Mama Uqllu) was worshipped by the Incas of Central and Southern
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Cuzco is a beautiful ancient city in the Peruvian Andes. When the first Spaniards set foot there, they were stunned to see a
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The mighty Calusa ruled South Florida for centuries, wielding military power, trading and collecting tribute along routes that sprawled hundreds of miles, creating
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - When the Conquistadors came to explore the New World in the early 16th century, they heard rumors about a magnificent wealthy city of
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Ancient Technology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Incas were known for their engineering practices, particularly water engineering. Their design of water systems was influenced by their strong beliefs in
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In part 1 of this series we discussed who they Inca were and where they came from. It soon became clear that the
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Before the Spaniards arrived in 1532 AD., an impressive and very wealthy empire lived in the Andes. Famous for its gold, this civilization
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - It’s not the first time scientists rely on ancient knowledge to solve modern crisis. This time, researchers are investigating how it’s possible to
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Featured Stories
Leonard Farra - AncientPages.com - For thousands of years, in many ways, the serpent has played a role in religions, folk customs, and superstitious beliefs. Why did some
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The purpose of the Quipu has long puzzled scientists. The vast Inca Empire had a sophisticated and organized government, but they had no
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Ancient Technology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - There are many unanswered questions regarding the Inca’s marvelous engineering masterpiece known as Tipón. How did the Inca manage to reach this high level
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Hanging rope bridges (or the so-called suspension rope bridges) were built by the Inca over canyons, rivers, and ravines. They linked the Inca Empire,
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Ancient Symbols
David Tee - AncientPages.com - In a nutshell, the Chakana Cross is a simple 3-step cross that captivated the minds and imaginations of the ancient Inca people. As
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Scientists have studied two Chilean female mummies clad in red poison dresses. The females aged 9 and 18 years died about 500 or 600 years ago and
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Ancient Symbols
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Rainbow has a special place in people’s ancient beliefs. The people of the Bogota plain once appealed to the sun god Bochica to protect
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - On the Peruvian coast, the natives worshiped a fish god named Pachacamac (or Pacha Kamaq) - "The One Who Generates (or animates) the World".
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Archaeoastronomy
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The magnificent Inca Machu Picchu ruins fascinate people of the modern world. Standing on the highest elevation within the Inca citadel is the
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Once again, the Atacama Desert in Chile delivers an archaeological surprise. The region has long been of interest to archaeologists, historians and now, also astronomers. A team
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have discovered impressive Inca agricultural terraces and enclosures in Cusco, Peru. While excavating at Qentepata area of Chinchero Archaeological Park, situated an hour from South Andean
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Unraveling the secret of the quipu is by no means easy, but one student has successfully decoded an ancient Inca message. The Inca had no written language.
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - An astronomical observatory, massive stone walls and a great variety of pottery have been revealed during excavations at Espiritu Pampa archaeological site in Southern Cusco region, Peru.
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Ancient city of Pisac in the Sacred Valley, Peru is not as famous as Machu Picchu, but it’s a remarkable place that is not
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Two 18th century ‘Collata Quipu’ artifacts preserved in a wooden box by elders of the region located in San Juan de Collata, in the province of Huarochiri, Peru may offer clues
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The largest and best preserved ancient Inca ruins in Ecuador are located near Cuenca, in the province of Cañar, Ecuador. They are known as Ingapirca
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News
AncientPages.com - On November 16, 1532, Francisco Pizarro captured Atahualpa, the Last Emperor of the Inca Empire, in the town of Cajamarca, Peru. When he arrived in Cajamarca, the town
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Ancient History Facts
AncientPages.com - Terrace farming was invented in South American Andes over 1,000 years ago. The Wari' people, also known as the Pakaa Nova, an indigenous people of Brazil,
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Ancient History Facts
AncientPages.com - Of course, today we are used to a "week" as a 7-day period, but over the course of history the weeks have been as diverse as the
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Sayhuite is an intriguing ancient site in Peru. Was it once an ancient city inhabited by an unknown civilization? The site located on top
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - According to Inca mythology, the Inca are the direct descendants of a mythical first Inca, named Manco Capac, who emerged from one of
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Ancient History Facts
AncientPages.com - As a means of communications, the Inca used fast roadrunners to relay messages. The roadrunners were the mailmen of the Inca Empire. Not everyone could become a
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Oral Inca traditions tell of a magical kingdom hidden deep in the Amazon jungle, east of the Andes area of Cusco, Peru. This
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - High in the Andes Mountains of Peru, the Inca built a dazzling empire that governed 12 million people. They had no writing system,
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Ancient Technology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Moray or Muray (in Quechua) is an archaeological site in Peru approximately 50 km (31 mi) northwest of Cuzco on a high plateau
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