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Inca history

Peru rejects French explorer’s bid to dig up evidence of Machu Picchu Inca tomb
February 10, 2013

Peru rejects French explorer’s bid to dig up evidence of Machu Picchu Inca tomb

[Originally published February 10, 2013] Contained in the official Machu Picchu Master Plan is an intriguing theory by Peruvian archaeologist Luis G. Lumbreras.  He posits that the iconic Inca citadel is in fact Patallaqta, a “Royal Mausoleum” built — much…

Inca Rebellion – Puruchuco Exhibit Opens at Peru’s National Museum
March 7, 2012

Inca Rebellion – Puruchuco Exhibit Opens at Peru’s National Museum

The Ministry of Culture is inaugurating an exciting exhibition tonight, featuring mummies and artifacts pinpointing the historical transition from Inca imperial…

Blitzing the Incas
January 9, 2012

Blitzing the Incas

Much has been learned in the intervening years to correct many of the classic historical misnomers that appear in this…

Peruvian archaeologist Guillermo Cock
October 8, 2009

Mummies the Word

Originally published in South American Explorer (Number 68, Autumn 2002) She is called La Señorita, a woman born during the…

Perfil Esquematico de Entierros Completa
September 22, 2009

Discovery: The Inca Rebellion of 1536

Originally published in South American Explorer Issue #85 Summer 2007. Why just read about this fascinating archaeological discovery? Experience it…

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