A new study reveals that the capacocha ritual of child sacrifice, practiced by the Incas, involved ceremonial use of ceramic ...

Researchers find surprising patterns in Inca khipu, shedding light on these ancient recording devices used for counting and ...

In the film, Paddington discovers a knotted string bracelet said to contain an ancient secret. Far from being ropy Holywood nonsense, this hidden language really did exist.

Visitors admire a replica of a gold mask from Sanxingdui at an ongoing exhibition at the Inka Museum in Cuzco, Peru. The ...

For more than a millennium, many Andean peoples used an object called a "khipu" (also spelled "quipu" and pronounced "key-poo ...

The Incas used mysterious stringy objects called ‘khipus’ to record data. We just got a step closer to understanding them.

Lee Shuen gave up her busy career in Hong Kong after witnessing the splendour of the Andes, and now has a family and a ...

Some people are unfathomably rich. According to Forbes, as of March 2024, Bernard Arnault is the wealthiest man alive, with ...

While the world's eyes are on the 31st Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in Lima, Peru, few perhaps are aware of intense work going on under the shadow of the Andes ...

Ancient structures believed to have been built by aliens have emerged as human or natural features, but their stories are no less fascinating.