High in the Andes mountains of Peru, the city of Cuzco once served as the center of Incan power. Cuzco, also spelled Cusco ...

After centuries of rumor and speculation, archaeologists have finally confirmed the existence of a colossal underground ...

The preserved skin of the mummies and the black tattoo ink used show a stark contrast — revealing fine details in tattoos ...

A team of archaeologists announced the discovery of a hidden Inca tunnel network that puzzled scientists for centuries in ...

There's a lot that we don't know for sure about the Inca Empire, because we have conflicting accounts among Spanish ...

Archaeologists uncover secret Inca underground streets beneath Cusco, revealing a sophisticated ancient road network.

Lasers are typically used to remove tattoos from the skin with mixed results. These tight beams of light can also reveal the ...

The Inca Empire was called Tahuantinsuyu, meaning “Four Quarters of the Earth.” Its precise center was considered to be Cuzco ...

This small gold model of a llama is a fitting offering for an Inca mountain god. The Incas revered gold as the sweat of the sun and believed that it represented the sun's regenerative powers.

The absence of modern-day calculators did not stop ancient cultures from performing extraordinary feats of mathematics. The ancient Greeks kept count with abaci, frames with rods or grooves for ...