Archaeological Sites

Archaeological Sites
The spiritual afterlife of dogs in Peru

The spiritual afterlife of dogs in Peru

The evidence continues to mount that ancient Peruvians who lived in and around present  day Lima were serious dog lovers. Archaeologists announced that they had discovered the remains of 10 dogs, along with two black guinea pigs and a tattooed woman at the Huaca El Rosal ruins located inside Parque de las Leyendas, Lima’s large municipal zoo.

Archaeological Sites
Machu Picchu LiDAR Scanning Starts to Reveal Secrets of the Inca

Machu Picchu LiDAR Scanning Starts to Reveal Secrets of the Inca

If you’re at Machu Picchu this week and you hear the whir of chopper blades in the distance, rest assured it’s for a worthy cause. All this week a team of scientists from the University of Sydney have special permission to criss-cross a 12,350-acre area around the Inca sanctuary to scan through the thick jungle vegetation with LiDAR for hidden ruins. 

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