Peruvian authorities said a person caused irreversible damage to a historical six-ton Inca stone in Cusco’s historic center early Tuesday morning, February 18. According to the Peruvian Ministry of ...

Explore the ancient site of Ollantaytambo in Peru’s Sacred Valley, one of the largest Inca and pre-Inca megalithic complexes.

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The Stone of the Twelve Angles is one of the most representative icons of Inca architecture, known for the perfect interlocking of its stones without the use of cement or mortar. An attack on Cusco's ...

A British team of archaeologists on expedition in the Peruvian Andes has hailed as "sensational" the discovery of some of the most sacred objects in the Inca civilisation – three "ancestor stones", ...

Question: I've heard that there are stone walls on Easter Island that look very much like the Inca stone walls. Have you seen them, and do you know if there is any evidence on Easter Island about how ...

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Archaeologists found two 500-year-old quarries in the Cañete mountains and a trail network used during the final stage of the Inca empire, photos show. Photo from Qhapaq Ñan Project Atop some ...

STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA—Science News reports that divers have recovered an intact stone box containing a llama or alpaca figurine and a gold artifact at K’akaya reef, which is located near the ...

A stone box fished out of Lake Titicaca contains tiny items that add an intriguing twist to what’s known about the Inca empire’s religious practices and supernatural beliefs about the massive lake.