A new study reveals that the capacocha ritual of child sacrifice, practiced by the Incas, involved ceremonial use of ceramic ...
Visitors admire a replica of a gold mask from Sanxingdui at an ongoing exhibition at the Inka Museum in Cuzco, Peru. The ...
Wang Fang, the Chinese curator of the exhibition and deputy director of the Jinsha Site Museum, said the exhibition selected ...
The exhibition can serve as a window into China's cultural heritage for the people of Cuzco, and can deepen exchanges and ...
In the Inca Empire, which was one of the largest in pre-Columbian America, the king was seen as a descendant of the sun god, and gold was used to adorn palaces and make artifacts. The organizers ...
A golden sun and immortal bird ornament, along with a massive bronze mask and altar from the Sanxingdui and Jinsha ruins in ...
There is also an exhibit about the connections between China and Peru - two ancient civilizations that, despite their distance, share striking cultural similarities, a link that transcends both time ...
At an archaeological site in Chengdu’s Jinsha archaeological site, relics reveal a deeply symbolic connection to the sun, much like Peru’s Inca. One standout artifact is a gold ornament ...