Gold, gold, and more gold, this is what the Incan civilization is known for. One of the three largest and most exciting societies of the Mesoamerican region lures people's curiosity and attention to how they live and what happened to them. Incan Civilization The famous Incan empire originated in ancient Peru extending
Fall of Civilizations: The Inca - Cities in the Cloud (Part 2 of 2)
Throughout the embattled environment of the colonial Americas—above and below the equator—portraits served as potent symbols of political and social power....
Lying on the northern outskirts of the city of Cusco in Peru, lies the remarkable walled complex of Saksaywaman (Sacsayhuaman), believed to have been built by the Inca. The site is famous for its remarkable large dry stone walls with boulders carefully cut to fit together tightly without mortar, displaying a precision of fitting that is unmatched in the Americas.
While Geoffrey Chaucer was writing The Canterbury Tales in late 14th century, the Inca scholars high up in the Andes were struggling to put...
Although not as famous as its counterpart in the Atlantic Ocean, as in “Atlantis” much has been written and speculated about a continent in the Pacific that usually goes by the name Lemuria or Mu, which supposedly sunk below the waves several thousand years ago. Probably the most famous and prolific writer on the subject...
La arquitectura Incaica es la más importante de las arquitecturas precolombinas en América del Sur. Los sabios constructores incaicos que es...
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For many centuries prior to the Spanish conquest, the indigenous peoples of the Andean highlands had employed a system of reciprocal labor ...
(Above: The 15-year-old "Llullaillaco Maiden" was sacrificed along with two other children on top of Mt. Llullaillco, in northern Argentina, at 22,000
Voici une planche qui offre une belle synthèse concernant les armées andines Incan army - Armée inca Le soldat inca est présenté portant un uncu (chemise) sous une armure. Je n'ai jamais rien lu au sujet du port de telle cuirasse avant la conquête espagnole. Cette illustration rend cependant bien compte de la diversité de l'arsenal des armées andines. A bientôt Ludiquement *****
Etowah mounds - By Herb Roe, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19277334 Ou civilisation du Mississippien. Cette civilisation qui est l'une des seuls à avoir existé à l'époque précolombienne en Amérique du nord était représentative...
The chronicler Guaman Poma, in his long description of Andean life in pre-Hispanic and colonial times, mentions the use of quipus. He does so in three texts, drawings and on one occasion includes an a
« Magnifique et complexe, l’écriture maya est restée indéchiffrable pendant quatre siècles. Le récit en images de l’une des plus formidables histoires de découverte scienti…
Archaeologists discover three terracotta figurines made by Caral civilisation.
Voici quelques éléments pour aider les peintres. Les textiles anciens du Pérou et leurs techniques Raoul d’Harcourt Les textiles anciens du Pérou et leurs techniques a été publié en 1934 ; aucun ouvrage n'est venu lui ravir sa place de référence dans ce domaine Cliquer pour en savoir plus Réédition disponible sur le site du Musée du quai Branly La coya et l'Inca La marque Lurkio qui propose la gamme la plus variée et certainement la plus belle en 15mm s'est attachée à mettre en valeur ses productions en utilisant une magnifique tunique andine: Cliquer pour admirer la gamme La tunique ayant servi à Lurkio: Tunique d'Inca Ludiquement *****
Cette fabuleuse civilisation, qui a régné sur les Andes au XVe siècle, garde ses secrets intacts – même si l’on connaît mieux, désormais, les raisons
The largest Pre-Columbian city in South America, Chan Chan is an archaeological site in the Peruvian region of La Libertad, five km west of Trujillo. Chan Chan covers 20 km² and had a dense urban center of 6 km², and was constructed by the Chimor (the kingdom of the Chimú), a late intermediate period civilization...
Deep in the mountain range of Hayu Marca hides an undiscovered tourist gem. Amaru Muru is said to be a spiritual doorway into another doorway.
Religion was for the Incas, as with many other ancient cultures, inseparable from politics, history, and society in general. All facets of community life were closely connected to religious beliefs, from marriages to agriculture, government to burials. https://t.co/h8YP4m1fH7
