A Glimpse into History Machu Picchu's history is as intriguing as its breathtaking scenery. Built in the 15th century under ...

Although keen on decipherment, Hyland admits that Inca khipus might represent more of a “proto–writing system” still coming into being when the Spanish invasion disrupted its development.

Archaeologists in the Peruvian Andes have discovered an Inca bathing complex built half a millennia ago, which they believe may have served the elite of the sprawling empire than once dominated ...

The Incas built a vast empire without the wheel, powerful draft animals, iron working, currency or a writing system.

"Land of the Four Quarters" or Tahuantinsuyu is the name the Inca gave to their empire. It stretched north to south some 2,500 miles along the high mountainous Andean range from Colombia to Chile ...

Children sacrificed to the gods by the Incas could have come from different parts of the empire, according to researchers.

Four well-preserved llamas killed in South America more than 500 years ago hold clues to the religious and political practices of the Inca Empire, new research suggests. As Alexandra Topping ...

The Incas have the double distinction of presiding over the largest empire of the ancient Americas and one of the shortest-lived. Sprawling along the Pacific Coast and across the Andes Mountains ...

Its latest venture takes the technology to Peru’s Machu Picchu, the ancient Inca grounds and UNESCO World Heritage Site located 7,970 ft (2,430 metres) above sea level.

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?

"Land of the Four Quarters" or Tahuantinsuyu is the name the Inca gave to their empire. It stretched north to south some 2,500 miles along the high mountainous Andean range from Colombia to Chile ...