AvatarMichael RuggeriScratching the surface: drones cast new light on mystery of Nazca Linesverified_publisherThe Guardian - Dan Collyns in PalpaAn aerial search in the Peruvian desert has revealed intriguing figures of humans and animals that predate the nearby Unesco world heritage site A faded decades-old black-and-white photograph was the lead...
AvatarMichael RuggeriNative South Americans were early inhabitants of Polynesianature.com For many years, scholars have speculated about how Polynesia was initially populated. Writing in Nature, Ioannidis et al.1 describe a genetic approach …
AvatarMichael RuggeriAncient Andes, Analyzedharvard.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 RuggeriShrewd 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 Ruggeri5000-year-old Pyramid Structure Leads to Grisly Finds In Peruancient-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 RuggeriArchaeologists 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 RuggeriOver 140 New Nazca Lines Have Been Discovered, And We Finally Have Clues to Their Useverified_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 RuggeriBabies In Ancient Ecuador Were Buried With Human Skull HelmetsForbes - 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 PicchuArchaeology breakthrough: Scientists discover Peruvian settlement older than Machu Picchuexpress.co.uk - Joel Day RESEARCHERS have uncovered a huge settlement that pre-dates Machu Picchu in an unprecedented South American ancient civilisation discovery. Inca …
AvatarMichael RuggeriPeru: Archaeologists find exotic feather headdress and tabard in Pampa La Cruzandina.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 RuggeriGrisly Discovery Suggests The Inca Ritually Mounted 'Trophy Heads' as Display of Powerverified_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 …
