During the last days of the Inca Empire, a relaxation of restrictions ... Columbian Andean societies is revealed in their material culture: statues and figurines; votive offerings that depict ...

Long before any contact, ancient Peruvian and Chinese civilizations shared remarkable similarities. Both the Inca ...

As the empire crumbled, the Inca and their descendants ... The Spanish melted down almost every Inca artifact of silver or gold. Rare pieces that survive include a ritual cup adorned with a ...

"The riches that were gathered in the city of Cuzco alone, as capital and court of the Empire, were incredible," says an early account of Inca culture written 300 years ago by Jesuit priest Father ...

This book offers a detailed account of Inca history, society, and culture through the lens of archaeology ... labor force that sustained their war machine and built their empire? What kind of ...