AvatarMichael Ruggeri Scratching the surface: drones cast new light on mystery of Nazca Lines The Guardian - Dan Collyns in PalpaA faded decades-old black-and-white photograph was the only lead Johny Isla had when he set out on the trail of a sea monster. The Peruvian archaeologist spotted the image at a 2014 exhibition in Germany...
AvatarMichael Ruggeri Native South Americans were early inhabitants of Polynesia nature.com - Paul Wallin DNA analysis of Polynesians and Native South Americans has revealed an ancient genetic signature that resolves a long-running debate over Polynesian …
AvatarMichael Ruggeri Ancient Andes, Analyzed harvard.edu An international research team has conducted the first in-depth, wide-scale study of the genomic history of ancient civilizations in the central …
AvatarMichael Ruggeri Shrewd water use helped South America’s first empire thrive. So why did a drought destroy it? sciencemag.org - Lizzie Wade When Wari colonists arrived in the Moquegua Valley of southern Peru some 1400 years ago, people already living there were likely nervous. The Wari …
AvatarMichael Ruggeri 5000-year-old Pyramid Structure Leads to Grisly Finds In Peru ancient-origins.net - Ed Whelan In Peru, archaeologists have uncovered a mysterious pyramid structure in a massive archaeological complex. The pyramid may have been used for …
