Empire’s new clothes? Study sheds light on Inca tunic design
Elements were added by local weavers according to their own regional design traditions
Incan empire
Connecting the Inca Empire: the art of maintaining Central Andean suspension bridges
Suspension bridges were crucial for the success of the Inca road network, but these remarkable structures needed to be regularly rebuilt. Can examining surviving examples of similar bridges reveal more about how Inca crossings were maintained, and the importance of such events for the local communities involved? Lidio Valdez takes us behind the scenes of a long-standing Andean tradition.
New dates for Machu Picchu
Radiocarbon dating of burials from the Inca site of Machu Picchu has revealed that it was occupied several decades earlier than previously thought. The famous UNESCO World Heritage site in Peru is believed to have been built after the Emperor…