Ancient DNA pulled from colorful feathers inside a sealed Peruvian tomb has revealed that pre-Inca societies ran a ...

The Inca Empire practiced a form of Communism, prioritizing collective survival and state-mandated labor without money or ...

A new study shows that parrots and Amazon macaws were traded across the Andes for elite feather ornaments long before the ...

Five centuries ago, the Incas ruled the western half of South America with the help of a unique form of writing based on coloured and knotted cords. These strings, called khipus, recorded major events ...

The Incas built over 40 thousand km of roads at the top of the most impervious Andean mountains, despite an extremely harsh climate, landslides, earthquakes and construction metho ...

The event, held at the Morse Institute Library in Natick, showcased about 40 original watercolor and ink paintings by Framingham artist Samela St. Pierre. The exhibition highlighted the myths, legends ...

They were dead, but for the sake of the capacocha rituals, their bodies had to undergo a series of more unfortunate events.

Mushrooms have been used by ancient humans for millennia, but archaeologists have only just uncovered their pivotal role in ...

The Royal Poinciana Playhouse was a major social hub, attracting celebrities, socialites, and political figures like the ...

These LEGO IDEAS sets imagine the soaring temples, libraries, and key locations of the ancient world in plastic bricks.

The country's best-known American history writers talk about their books. Discover the people and events that document the American story — Saturdays on C-SPAN2. Come along with American History TV to ...