Archaeologists have unearthed what are believed to be the first-ever cave paintings found in Ecuador, per El Mercurio. The ...

Researchers studying an ancient form of writing used by the Incas in pre-Columbian South America have unraveled new clues to a longstanding mystery. The research, undertaken by Professor Sabine Hyland ...

The Inca Empire in South America was one of the most powerful pre-Columbian societies. It was known for the architecture of Machu Picchu, an extensive road network and a system of terraces for ...

The khipu knot-tying system was thought to have only been used by elites, but one artifact suggests commoners, too, knew how ...

A chance encounter in the Amazon rainforest has revealed what researchers describe as a rare archaeological find that could ...

Victorian company Palmanova loses its High Court battle over the possession of a pre-Columbian basalt artefact, bought from ...

FACE OF ANCIENT AMERICA : THE WALLY AND BRENDA ZOLLMAN COLLECTION OF PRECOLUMBIAN ART BY LEE A PARSONS JOHN B CARLSON PETER DAVID JORALEMON FOREWORD BY MICHAEL D COE PHOTOGRAPHS BY JUSTIN KERR ...

ST. ANDREWS, SCOTLAND—Science reports that recent analysis of an Inca recordkeeping device in the collection of the University of St. Andrews is upending what archaeologists previously thought about ...