In the Peruvian Andes, thousands of years ago, humans were making liberal use of psychoactive drugs. We know this for a fact: ...

Archaeologists in Peru have discovered a 2,500-year-old secret drug room filled with hollowed-out bird bones containing ...

An ancient society in the Peruvian Andes likely used psychoactive drugs during exclusive rituals that may have helped ...

In southern Peru’s Atico River Valley, archaeologists have unearthed a large tomb filled with the battle-scarred skeletons of ...

That includes ancient Egypt, as well as ancient Greek, Vedic, Maya, Inca, and Aztec cultures. The Urarina people who live in ...

return all the artifacts he took home from Inca lands. Bingham's persistent search for the fabled Incan capital culminated on July 24, 1911. Weary from hiking for hours, directed by a friendly ...

The team is currently analyzing the artifacts recovered from the burial ... These techniques aim to shed light on the pre-Inca archaeological cultures of the Atico River Valley region.

boasts an eclectic assortment of Incan artifacts. From textiles to pottery to gold and metal pieces, the museum will intrigue visitors who want an introduction to Incan culture and history.

To do that, the team explored and analyzed artifacts found at Chavín de Huántar ... considered a major predecessor to the better-known Inca civilization. While previous research has pointed ...

That use was by a culture known as the Chavín who inhabited the region during the Middle-Late Formative Period between around 1200 and 400 BCE, before the rise of the Incan Empire. What's even ...