Five hundred years after the Spanish conquest, the original inhabitants of Tawantinsuyu are still alive in the form of ...

Peru, from Lima to Cusco - With a rich ancient past steeped in Incan history, this South American nation combines natural ...

The researchers examined around 100 mummies from coastal Peru’s Chancay culture – a civilization that flourished before the Inca empire and the arrival ... and studied by researchers, “when ancient ...

Kathmandu offers a spiritual retreat with ancient temples and Himalayan treks ... Melbourne is known for its art, food, and coffee culture. Solo travelers can explore laneways filled with street ...

According to their discoveries, the main tunnel of the Chincana, which means labyrinth in Quechua, connects the temple of the sun, and three additional ancient points of interest, Sacsayhuamán, ...

As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...

“when ancient tattoos are available to us, they give exciting insights into forms of figurative and abstract art that we aren’t otherwise able to access,” said Bournemouth University ...

The researchers examined around 100 mummies from coastal Peru’s Chancay culture – a civilisation that flourished before the Inca empire ... Many mummies from ancient Egypt also have tattoos ...

An ancient anonymous text explains: "It is a very deep cave made by the Inca kings, which crosses the whole city and has its entrance at the fortress of Sacsayhuamán, and descends from the high ...

A team of archaeologists has discovered an ancient labyrinthine system of tunnels hidden beneath the Peruvian city of Cusco, a former Inca stronghold nestled in the Andes mountains. The tunnel ...

Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact Teresa Nowakowski Daily Correspondent The Derveni Papyrus, named for the ...