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12 Possible Inca Storehouses Discovered in Peru’s Andes with a Wind-Powered Ventilation System
Archaeologists working at 3,400 metres above sea level in northern Peru have uncovered 12 circular structures believed to be Inca storehouses, alongside a separate building fitted with two stone ventilation ducts. The finds suggest that the cold winds sweeping across the summit may have formed part of the storage system itself. The structures were excavated…
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Offerings Buried With the Llullaillaco Maiden Reveal When the Famous Inca Child Was Sacrificed
Frozen near the summit of a volcano, the Llullaillaco Maiden has looked almost untouched by time for more than 500 years. Now, maize, cassava and coca leaves buried beside her have helped researchers place her death more precisely in history. A new study suggests that the famous Inca capacocha ceremony took place around 1499, during…
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1,300-Year-Old Peruvian Hairless Dogs Found in Wari Tombs Were Fed Like Children
Peruvian Hairless Dogs were more than familiar animals in the ancient Andes. New research from Castillo de Huarmey in Peru suggests that some of them lived close to people, received special care as puppies, and may have entered the world of the dead as symbolic companions. Archaeologists studying animal remains from the Wari-period site on…