Nov
14
Peru to Sue Yale University over Hiram Bingham’s Machu Picchu Artifacts
Filed Under Peru-Yale Controversy
Report: Peru to Sue Yale for Inca Artifacts
The Associated Press
November 9, 2008
LIMA, Peru: Peru has reportedly approved a plan to sue Yale University for thousands of Inca artifacts excavated decades ago by a U.S. scholar at Machu Picchu.
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Nov
8
Proof that Ancient South Americans Took Hallucinogens Discovered in Mummies’ Hair
Filed Under Tiwanaku Culture, Recent Discoveries
Andean Mummy Hairs Show Hallucinogen Use Discovery News
Oct. 29, 2008 — Andean mummy hair has provided the first direct archaeological evidence of the consumption of hallucinogens in pre-Hispanic Andean populations, according to recent gas chromatography and mass spectrometry analysis…
Oct
13
Ancient Pyramid Discovered in Peru by Satellite
Filed Under Peruvian Pyramids, Nazca Lines, Peruvian Mummies, Recent Discoveries
An Artist’s Reconstruction of the Pyramid Complex at Cahuachi, Peru
Ancient Peru Pyramid Spotted by Satellite
New remote-sensing technology reveals huge structure beneath surface
Discovery Channel
Mon., Oct. 6, 2008
A new remote sensing technology has peeled away layers of mud and rock near Peru’s Cahuachi desert to reveal an ancient adobe pyramid, Italian researchers announced on Friday at a satellite imagery conference in Rome…
Sep
23
Ancient Wari Mummies Discovered in Peru, Alongside Child Sacrifices
Filed Under Peruvian Mummies, Recent Discoveries
Oh mummy! Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Tribe Members Sacrificed 1,300 Years Ago
The Daily Mail
August 27, 2008
Archaeologists working at an ancient Peruvian burial site have unearthed the first intact ruins belonging to a tribe which existed centuries before the mighty Incas…
Sep
4
Controversy Surrounds Story About German Who May Have Discovered Machu Picchu
Filed Under Did a German Discover Machu Picchu?, Recent Discoveries, Machu Picchu
(Above: Francisco Pizarro seizes the Inca Emperor Atahualpa in 1533. Although the emperor turned over a large ransom in gold and silver in exchange for being set free, Pizarro murdered him anyway).
Machu Picchu: Known and Unknown, There and Not There
(Originally published in Spanish in Peru in La Republica, Aug 31, 2008. The Spanish version is included here, directly after the English version)
By Daniel Buck
Mention the phrase “Lost City of the Incas” or “Inca treasure” and normally skeptical journalists drop their guard and credulously report the most unfounded speculations…
Aug
27
Did a German Adventurer Discover Machu Picchu Before Hiram Bingham? An Interview with Paolo Greer (Part 3)
Filed Under Did a German Discover Machu Picchu?, Recent Discoveries, Machu Picchu
An Interview with Paolo Greer (Part 3)
(To read Part 2, click here)
19) In what year did you find Augusto Berns’ “promotional materials” in Peru’s National Library?
PG: You are referring to the collection of Berns’ papers I mentioned in my article for the South American Explorer… Read more
Aug
16
Peru’s Uncontacted Tribes Threatened by Oil Companies and Illegal Loggers
Filed Under Uncontacted Tribes
The Amazon Rainforest–home to nearly 80% of the world’s uncontacted tribes
(Note: An estimated 100 uncontacted tribes still exist in the world, with the majority of them inhabiting Brazil (with an estimated 67 uncontacted tribes) and Peru (with 15). Most are located not far from the Peru-Brazil border… Read more
Aug
4
Did a German Adventurer Discover Machu Picchu Before Hiram Bingham? An Interview with Paolo Greer (Part 2)
Filed Under Did a German Discover Machu Picchu?, Recent Discoveries
AN INTERVIEW WITH PAOLO GREER (PART 2)
(To read Part 1, click here)
7) You recently published an article in the “South American Explorer” called “Machu Picchu before Bingham.” In the article you make a number of claims, among them that a German, Augusto R. Berns, purchased an estate called the “Cercado de San Antonio,” or “Torontoy,” in 1867 and that… Read more
Aug
1
A hiker on the Inca Trail, Peru
(Note: the best advice I can offer readers for hiking the Inca trail is to book as early as possible–six months would be ideal–wear good shoes, be in good shape, and arrive in the Cuzco area as many days as possible to acclimatise yourself to the altitude. A week in the Andes before heading off is best and the better the shape you are in, the more you will enjoy the hike. By early March, 2008 the trail was booked through the entire summer–KM).
On the Inca Trail, Peru
Detroit Free Press
March 9, 2008
It can no longer be helped. The wetness creeps into my eyes like the condensation that shrouded our tent this morning…
Jul
28
Evidence that Incas Fattened up their Children Before Sacrificing Them
Filed Under Peruvian Mummies, Argentina, Incas, Recent Discoveries
(Above: Scientists examine a 15-year-old girl who lived in the Inca Empire, then was sacrificed and remained frozen for 500 years)
Incas fattened up their children before sacrifice on the volcano
The Times
October 2, 2007
Grim evidence of how the Incas “fattened up” children before sacrificing them to their gods has emerged from a new analysis of hair from two 500-year-old mummies preserved near the summit of a volcano…
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