A coca leaf buried with a sacrificed Inca child just narrowed a 90-year mystery to under 50. New radiocarbon work points to ~1499 CE, the reign of Huayna Capac, not conquest, but imperial maintenance. #IncaEmpire #Archaeology #Radiocarbon https://www.anthropology.net/p/a-coca-leaf-buried-with-a-sacrificed

Two 500-year-old freeze-dried potatoes found on Peru's desert coast are rare physical proof of how the Inca moved food across their empire. Chuño was the "bread of the people," and almost none of it survived. #Archaeology #IncaEmpire #FoodHistory https://www.anthropology.net/p/two-shriveled-potatoes-and-what-they

FOR THE GLORY OF THE INCA-ROMAN EMPIRE!

El encanto del Valle Sagrado aparece en cada paisaje, entre campos agrícolas, montañas gigantes y antiguos caminos incas.
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#SacredValley #ValleSagrado #Cusco #PeruVacation #TravelGoals #LandscapePhotography #IncaEmpire #ExploreCusco #TravelPeru #Tourism

The #Incaempire the Inka Empire), called Tawantinsuyu by its subjects (Quechua for the "Realm of the Four Parts"[a]), was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America.[4] The administrative, political, and military center of the empire was in the city of Cusco. The Inca

these ceramic pieces reflect the imperial style associated with #cuzco characterized by strong geometric patterns and abstract animal form this style was widely copied throughout the #incaempire

CT scans of four Inca children sacrificed ~500 years ago on Andean volcanoes reveal blunt force trauma, possible disease, and a body partially rebuilt with textiles after burial. The ritual didn’t end at death. #Archaeology #Bioarchaeology #IncaEmpire https://www.anthropology.net/p/ct-scans-of-inca-child-sacrifices

It's time to share my visit to the magical place 'Machu Picchu' 🤍

Early in the morning, around 5:30 am, I boarded the bus that brought me (and all the other tourists) up the mountain to the entrance of Machu Picchu. I was so happy that the rain had stopped by the time we arrived. At 6 o'clock, the gate opened and I could enter the sacred place with the first group of visitors. The thick white clouds and fog were still hanging very low and covered the 'lost city of the Incas' entirely. After a while, the clouds and fog revealed the famous view. It was a truly magical moment! 🥰

I can't tell you a lot about the three hour visit. I can not really put it in words. I was just incredibly in awe and so so grateful to be there 💖

Here some facts:
The site was built in the 15th century, during the height of the Inca Empire, and is believed to have been constructed as a royal estate or religious retreat for the Inca emperor Pachacuti.
Machu Picchu was largely forgotten by the outside world until it was rediscovered in 1911 by the American historian and explorer Hiram Bingham, who brought the site to international attention. In 1983, Machu Picchu was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The site holds great spiritual and cultural significance for the Quechua people.

#traveling #worldtravel #peru #machupicchu #incaempire #sacredsite #unesco #unescoworldheritage #spiritual #llama #photography #travelphotography #naturephotography