South America
South America
South America Links
- Investigating the Inca Empire An introduction to the investigation of the Inca imperial strategies of conquest and control in Saraguro, Ecuador.
- Chilca Valley A study of the Middle Archaic (8000-4500 BP) in the central highlands of Peru.
- Inca Architecture An illustrated introduction to Inca architectural elements and stonecutting methods, with references, from Rutahsa Adventures.
- NOVA Online: Ice Mummies of the Inca NOVA presents an online expedition to Peru to search for Incan mummies at the top of Mt. Sara Sara.
- The Kota Mama Expedition An expedition by the Scientific Exploration Society across the South American river network in reed boats under the leadership of Colonel John Blashford-Snell. Reports on discoveries.
- Ancient Peru The art, history, culture, and archeology of ancient Peru. Under development. Colorful interface.
- Matt Bandy's Paper and Report Archive Scholarly papers on Andean prehistory in PDF format. Include several on Chiripa in Bolivia and the Titicaca Basin.
- Treasures of the Moche Grave robbers, a copper scepter, and a gold bead in the shape of a human head with lapis lazuli eyes are clues that led to the discovery of the royal tombs of Sipán, near Chiclayo, on the coast of northern Peru. The artifacts are some of the most spectacular pieces of pre-Columbian gold and silver ever found.
- Paloma World An interactive tour of the Paloma site in western Peru, including a virtual dig and excavation databases.
- Grade 6 Inca Projects and Resources Includes quite a large set of links.
- Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco) Phase IV Cesare Berrini's hypotheses concerning the relationships between bas-relief carvings on the Gateway of the Sun, the annual solar cycle, and geometric time measurement.
- Quipu: Dedicated to Researchers of Andean Archaeology This portal includes country specific data, article and grant writing guidance, translator tools, and unique databases of researcher genealogy, artifact images and glossary of English/Spanish archaeology terms.
- Chachapoya - Warriors of the Clouds Pictures, text excerpts, and advertisement by Keith Muscutt, author of a book on the ancient Chachapoya of Peru.
- Center for Archaeological Research in Arequipa Information on the archaeology of Arequipa, Peru and the activities of CIARQ.
- Save Ollanta The famous Inca settlement of Ollantaytambo, Peru, is in imminent danger from a new highway project that would destroy Inca agricultural terraces.
- Prehispanic Raised Field Agriculture An applied archaeology project in the Bolivian Amazon testing prehistoric methods of sustaining large populations.
- South America - Archaeology Net Links From About.com.
- Inca Trail and Machu Picchu A virtual tour of the Inca Trail, complete with photographs and an interactive map.
- Inside the Royal Tombs of the Moche The Moche ruins are located in the river valleys of Northern Peru. These valleys flourished with Moche life until approximately 1000 years ago when the Moche abruptly vanished. Tombs of treasure rival those of Egypt with unusual similarities.
- Ice Treasures of the Inca National Geographic's interactive expedition up Mount Ampato, Peru, with Johan Reinhard.
- Andean and Tiwanaku Archaeology Alvaro Higueras' page. Archaeological research on the prehistoric Tiwanaku polity; recent investigations in Cochabamba, Bolivia; portal to archaeological research in Andean South America; English-Spanish glossary of archaeological terms.
- Peru's Supe Valley Civilization as Old as the Pyramids Linda Moulton Howe reports that archaeologists have dated massive stone structures at Caral in central Peru to between 2627 and 2020 BC. Article hosted by Earthfiles.
- Andes Web Pages Andes related articles and photo galleries by James Q. Jacobs, covering archeological sites, history, prehistory and cosmology. Includes Machu Picchu, Tiwanaku and Tupac Amaru.
- Archaeology Research in Peru Picture gallery of archaeological ceramics. Selections from archaeological research papers by Bruce Owen, Ph.D. Anthropology, UCLA. Full browseable text, abstracts, eferences, and selected graphics presented at academic conferences.
- Latin American Antiquity A quarterly journal on archaeology, prehistory, and ethnohistory in Mesoamerica, Central America, and South America, and culturally related areas, published by the Society of American Archeology. Abstracts online.
- The Ice Maiden The Institute for Genomic Research discusses DNA analysis of an Inca mummy discovered in 1995, that of a 12 to 14 year old girl sacrificed by Inca priests 500 years ago.
- Machu Picchu At Risk Mobilising opposition to plans for a cable car and hotel development threatening the ancient Inca site of Machu Picchu. Maps, illustrations, articles. Spanish and English.
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