For years, researchers have questioned who created the “band of holes” site in Peru. A new study suggests it was an ancient ...
New research published in Antiquity reveals the first scientific evidence that Peru’s puzzling “Band of Holes” — once ...
New research suggests the Band of Holes functioned as a barter marketplace before becoming an accounting system for the Inca ...
By John Dudley, University Communications and MarketingA century after it first baffled explorers and inspired speculation ...
Genomic evidence from 15th-century Bolivian maize reveals similarity to Central Andean maize from Peru, and pre-Inca and Inca-era breeding that enhanced maize development through selection within ...
Between the Incan capital of Cusco and the mountain citadel of Machu Picchu lies the Sacred Valley. Stretching roughly 60 ...
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Workers uncover a 1,000 year old mummy in Lima with intact hair
In a remarkable intersection of modern urban development and ancient history, utility workers in Lima, Peru, unearthed a ...
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Ancient condors thrived on Peru's northern coast before retreating to the highlands, study reveals
In a recent study, Dr. Weronika Tomczyk and her colleagues conducted a zooarchaeological and isotopic study of ancient Andean ...
Mysterious 5,200 Holes in Peru May Have Served as a Marketplace and Giant Ledger for the Inca Empire
Archaeologists say the mysterious “Band of Holes” may have once been a vast marketplace and spreadsheet of the Inca world.
The <a href=" of Culture —through the Chan Chan Archaeological Complex Special Project (Pecach)— is carrying out various maintenance, emergency conservation, and trail improvement actions at the Chan ...
New research suggests the Band of Holes in southern Peru may have been first a market and later an Inca accounting device.
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