The burial belonged to a child who may have lived among fishermen from the Chancay culture, which thrived in Peru before the rise of the Inca Empire ...

A pre-Hispanic mummy dating back 1,000 years was recently found by utility workers in Lima, Peru, with archaeologists linking it to the Chancay culture that predated the Inca Empire.

July 17 — Concert in Fullerton: Mariachi Divas perform at Craig Regional Park. Free admission and parking. Bring picnic stuff, chairs and blankets. Pre-show entertainment starts at 5 p.m. and the ...

Many scholars consider the Tiwanaku to be the precursor to the Inca Empire and one of the earliest complex societies in the Andes region. The civilization suddenly and mysteriously collapsed ...

During expansion of the Inca Empire in the central Andes, maize diversity was enhanced through selection for specific traits associated with reproduction. We show ovule development related to ...

Ancient Inca Used A Mysterious String “Writing” System – And We’re Starting To Understand What It Said There are just four villages in the Peruvian Andes where khipus are kept, though the ...

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 Hyland ...

Searching for meaning in ancient Inca knots. The Atlantic has a fascinating deep dive into khipus — long cords that the Inca tied knots into to preserve information.

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

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 ...

Discover interesting facts about ancient China's rulers, philosophy, and the Great Wall of China.

Memorial Day weekend opens the door to summertime and soaring temperatures in the Inland Empire, making it the right time to open community pools across the region.