Possible Traces of Calming Drug Found in Sacrificed Inca Children Two Inca children slated for ritual sacrifice more than 500 years ago quaffed a special soothing concoction that has gone undetected until now. Those young victims, most likely a girl and a boy roughly 4 to 8 years old, drank a liquid that may have … Continue reading Possible Traces of Calming Drug Found in Sacrificed Inca Children →

Meet The Inca Ice Maiden, Perhaps The Best-Preserved Mummy In Human History The must-see attraction for visitors to Museo Santuarios Andinos (Museum of Andean Sanctuaries) in Arequipa, Peru is without a doubt the Mummy Juanita, one of the world’s best-preserved corpses. Her full head of dark hair is still intact and the skin on her … Continue reading Meet The Inca Ice Maiden, Perhaps The Best-Preserved Mummy In Human History →

Caral: The Oldest Civilization in the Americas Caral (also referred to as Caral-Supe) is a stunning ancient city located in the Supe Valley of Peru. Today travellers can visit the Caral Ruins, which are believed to be the remains of one of the oldest cities in the Americas. Rewind time and the city of Caral … Continue reading Caral: The Oldest Civilization in the Americas →

1,000 Years Ago, Patients Survived Brain Surgery, But They Had To Live With Huge Holes in Their Heads Healers in Peru carried out cranial surgery more than a thousand years ago to treat a host of conditions – often successfully. Without the benefits of a sterile operating theatre, state-of-the-art surgical instruments, anaesthetic and pain medication, … Continue reading 1,000 Years Ago, Patients Survived Brain Surgery, But They Had To Live With Huge Holes in Their Heads →

The 1,000-year-old surgical kit found in Sican tomb, Peru The remains of an individual who served as a surgeon during the Middle Sican period (900-1050 AD) were found by experts from the Sican National Museum in the southern necropolis at the Mausoleum Temple of Huaca Las Ventanas, located in the Pomac Forest Historical Sanctuary in … Continue reading The 1,000-year-old surgical kit found in Sican tomb, Peru →

1,000-Year-Old Gold Mask Found in Tomb Was Painted With Human Blood A 1,000-year-old mask discovered on the head of an ancient skeleton was painted using human blood, according to a new study. Archaeologists with the Sicán Archaeological Project unearthed the gold mask in the early 1990s while excavating an ancient tomb in Peru. The tomb, … Continue reading 1,000-Year-Old Gold Mask Found in Tomb Was Painted With Human Blood →

Study Investigates the Name of Machu Picchu Machu Picchu is among the most recognized archaeological sites in the world. A lasting symbol of the Inca Empire, it’s one of the most visited attractions in Latin America and at the heart of the Peruvian tourist industry. However, when Hiram Bingham first visited the ruins in 1911 … Continue reading Study Investigates the Name of Machu Picchu →

The 2,400-Year-Old Giant Clay Vase Discovered in Peru You Probably Never Heard About On October 27, 1966, the Regional Museum of Ica discovered a unique object of unseen proportions; a massive granary bowl, until then the largest pre-Hispanic pot found in Peru. The fired clay vessel dimensions were 2 meters in diameter, 2.8 meters in … Continue reading The 2,400-Year-Old Giant Clay Vase Discovered in Peru You Probably Never Heard About →

2,000-year-old skull held together by metal thought to be oldest evidence of advanced surgery A 2,000-year-old skull of a Peruvian warrior was found to be fused together by metal. Experts from a US museum believe it could be one of the oldest examples of advanced surgery. The Museum of Osteology in Oklahoma said the skull … Continue reading 2,000-year-old skull held together by metal thought to be the oldest evidence of advanced surgery →