Up until the time of the Spanish conquest in the 16th century, Inca communities in the Andean highlands used a peculiar form of writing to record key events and keep track of their economic affairs.

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

Discovering the Incas and their past -- PART ONE: HISTORY: Empire of the sun -- The land -- Sacred landscapes, sacred skies -- Early settlers to empire builders -- Themes and peoples -- Power and ...

Introduction to the Inca -- The Inca heartland -- Human impact and environmental history of the Cuzco region / Alex Chepstow-Lusty, Brian S. Bauer, Michael Frogley -- The archaic period and the first ...