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Ancient parrot DNA points to a pre-Inca trade moving live birds across the Andes

Ancient DNA pulled from colorful feathers inside a sealed Peruvian tomb has revealed that pre-Inca societies ran a ...
Greek Reporter

Amazon Parrots Were Traded Across the Andes Long Before the Inca Empire

A new study shows that parrots and Amazon macaws were traded across the Andes for elite feather ornaments long before the ...
Forbes

Did Seabird Guano Shape The Expansion Of Peru’s Pre-Inca Society?

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The use of seabird poop as a fertilizer for corn and other food crops supported the ...
NPR

A lock of hair may have just changed what we know about life in the Incan Empire

The Inca Empire in South America, one of the most powerful pre-Columbian societies, was known for many innovations — such as the architecture of Machu Picchu, an extensive road network, and a system ...
Greek Reporter

How the Incas Cared for People With Disabilities: What Ancient Skeletons Reveal

A study of Inca skeletons reveals how ancient communities cared for those affected by disabilities and chronic illnesses in ...
insider.si.edu

The Oxford handbook of the Incas / edited by Sonia Alconini and R. Alan Covey

Writing Inca History : The Colonial Era / Joanne Pillsbury -- Andean Statecraft before the Incas / Jerry D. Moore -- The Spread of Inca Power in the Cuzco Region / R. Alan Covey -- Cuzco : Development ...