Researchers used drones to get another look at the "Band of Holes" along Monte Sierpe, and their work suggests that the Inca ...

For years, researchers have questioned who created the “band of holes” site in Peru. A new study suggests it was an ancient ...

New research suggests the Band of Holes in southern Peru may have been first a market and later an Inca accounting device.

Carved before the Spanish invasion in 1532, the so-called 'Valley of Holes' has long intrigued archaeologists and conspiracy ...

Hundreds of years ago, someone took great pains to carve thousands of holes into a long ridge-top strip in the Andean ...

A study found the first archeological evidence that the Incas used ayahuasca. A new analysis found traces of the drug in the hair and toes of mummified children sacrificed in rituals. It may have been ...

The Inca city of Machu Picchu in Peru has been uninhabited for centuries. But it is nevertheless well preserved.

When you walk into the ruins of the Inca retreat of Machu Picchu in Peru, the first sensation is of being overwhelmed. You want to sit and gaze, to make sure nothing of this astonishing scene escapes ...

What remains of the Inca legacy is limited, as the conquistadors plundered what they could of Inca treasures and in so doing, dismantled the many structures painstakingly built by Inca craftsmen to ...

He has delicate fingers and hugs his knees, one foot over the other, as if to keep warm. His hair is plaited in more than 200 braids, and miniature idols and keepsakes accompany him in his frozen tomb ...

Take a moment today to welcome the state's newest species, the Inca dove. The bird has been expanding its range from the desert southwest, moving steadily northeastward for several years, reaching ...