Ancient Andean cities -- Urban civilization -- Ceremonial centres and enclosures -- ritual and funerary compounds -- Administrative architecture -- Elite and royal residences -- Domestic architecture ...

Peñico is more than 3800 years old and was originally an urban center of social integration in the ancient world, linking ...

These remote Inca ruins rival Machu Picchu. A trek high in the Peruvian Andes reveals dazzling ancient buildings, stellar views, and mysterious llama art.

The ancient Inca ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru, seen on Feb. 15, 2023. ... Pucllana, for example, has been used for art exhibits, while other sites have hosted film screenings.

This spring, 12 Princeton undergraduates in the course "Inca Art and Architecture" learned firsthand the critical role that landscape can play in the structure of a civilization — while challenging ...

Machu Picchu is a 15th century Incan citadel, believed to have been built for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (1438–72). It is located in modern-day Peru's Cusco region, on a 7,970 feet (2,430 metre ...

In the Andean highlands near Lake Titicaca, Sebastian Quimicchi — an Inca from the town of San Pedro de Cocharcas — commissioned a painted copy of the sculpture "Our Lady ...

In a museum with such diverse collections as the Dallas Museum of Art, a curatorial staff specializing in the areas of greatest strength is of vital importance. Fortunately, the DMA, whose ...

Scientists are keen to analyze the ancient Inca capital for information on the city and its inhabitants before the start of Spanish imperialism in the 16th century.

A French cave with some of the earliest known paintings and Inca trails spanning six countries are among sites up for World Heritage status at a Unesco meeting in Qatar.