South America Archive

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - What a person eats influences that person's health, longevity and experience in the world. Identifying the factors that determine people's diets is important

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Ancient Indigenous people in Peru had a unique response to the looting and destruction of their ancestors’ graves during the European colonial period,

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Human DNA can be extracted from the 'cement' head lice used to glue their eggs to hairs thousands of years ago, scientists have

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The age of Machu Picchu, one of the most visited sites in the world remains an interesting subject. Have scientists finally determined this

A. Sutherland  - AncientPages.com - In Chibcha (Muisca) mythology, Huitaca was the rebel goddess of drunkenness, widely known as the goddess of lust. She was a beautiful woman

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Beautiful Machu Picchu in Peru is visited by millions who want to admire the ancient city’s magnificent architecture. This ancient place is on

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Our present world is full of mysterious and enigmatic places and there is no doubt that Tiahuanaco is one of them. The true

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - She is an important figure in the Inca's ancient beliefs. Ocllo (or Mama Uqllu) was worshipped by the Incas of Central and Southern

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The Gran Coclé culture emerged in what is now the Panamanian province of Coclé, near the Santa Marta River. There is extraordinary archaeological

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Incas were known for their engineering practices, particularly water engineering. Their design of water systems was influenced by their strong beliefs in

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Before the Spaniards arrived in 1532 AD., an impressive and very wealthy empire lived in the Andes. Famous for its gold, this civilization

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com -  It took several years, but scientists have now confirmed this is the oldest human footprint in the Americas.  The discovery is significant as it

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Inca Llajta (in Quechua means ‘Inca Town’) is considered the largest and most impressive Inca military complex in Bolivia, which served as the most

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Mount Roraima is located on a high plateau at the junction of Brazil, Venezuela, and Guyana. It was carved from a single, monolithic,

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - An unknown ancient city of Buritaca is located in an isolated massif of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, in the northern part of

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Cacao originated 1,500 years earlier than previously thought, according to researchers at the University of British Columbia. Researchers also found genetic evidence showing that

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Sacred City of Caral is ancient, and its age is comparable to the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, and Mesoamerica. Caral

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Even with a highly skilled neurosurgeon, the most effective anesthesia, and all the other advances of modern medicine, most of us would cringe

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In part 1 of this series we discussed myths and legends associated with this mysterious lake. We discovered some of the myths contradict each

AncientPages.com - Archaeological discoveries keep reminding us of Peru’s remarkable ancient history. Many places in Peru are still shrouded in mystery and we can look forward to interesting archaeological

AncientPages.com - An intact mummy in especially good condition has been unearthed by a team of researchers from the Université libre de Bruxelles's centre for archaeological research (CReA-Patrimoine), excavating an