AvatarMichael Ruggeri Scratching the surface: drones cast new light on mystery of Nazca Lines verified_publisherThe 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 RuggeriInca Empire 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 …
AvatarMichael Ruggeri Archaeologists Discover 3,000-Year-Old Megalithic Temple Used by a 'Water Cult' Live Science - Yasemin Saplakoglu Archaeologists have discovered a 3000-year-old megalithic temple in Peru that an ancient "water cult" used for fertility rituals. The temple, found at …
AvatarMichael Ruggeri Over 140 New Nazca Lines Have Been Discovered, And We Finally Have Clues to Their Use verified_publisherScienceAlert - Peter Dockrill Scientists have discovered over 140 new geoglyphs known as Nazca lines: a mysterious, ancient cluster of giant figures etched long ago into the …
AvatarMichael Ruggeri Babies In Ancient Ecuador Were Buried With Human Skull Helmets Forbes - Kristina KillgroveAlthough the human head is a potent symbol in many South American cultures, archaeologists working at a site in Ecuador were surprised to find two babies buried with “helmets” made from the skulls of kids....
AvatarMichael RuggeriMachu Picchu Archaeology breakthrough: Scientists discover Peruvian settlement older than Machu Picchu express.co.uk - Joel Day RESEARCHERS have uncovered a huge settlement that pre-dates Machu Picchu in an unprecedented South American ancient civilisation discovery. Sign up to …
AvatarMichael Ruggeri Peru: Archaeologists find exotic feather headdress and tabard in Pampa La Cruz andina.pe - Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. EDITORA PERÚ 15:18 | Trujillo (La Libertad region), Aug. 29. On the last day of excavations in the archaeological zone of Pampa La Cruz, archaeologist Gabriel …
AvatarMichael Ruggeri Grisly Discovery Suggests The Inca Ritually Mounted 'Trophy Heads' as Display of Power verified_publisherScienceAlert - Peter Dockrill It was the largest, most elaborate society the Americas had ever seen. And it was about to come to an abrupt end. By the Late Horizon of the Inca …
