16th-century Spanish objects in Mississippi
Many of the objects found had been repurposed by the Chickasaws into tools and ornaments
Incan
Cuzco: the centre and head of all the land
Cuzco was the heart of the vast Inca empire, but all changed in the 16th century when the capital was conquered by Spanish invaders. Michael J Schreffler investigates the Inca city, and how it went from the centre of one empire to the periphery of another.
Cedrocucho: a pre-Inca tropical rainforest site?
The Incas had an eye for exotic rainforest produce, but many questions remain about how and when such goods were exploited by peoples living in the Peruvian highlands. Now a major archaeological complex, discovered during deforestation, promises to shed new light on the subject. Lidio M Valdez ponders who was farming the forest.