A pre-Inca mummy more than 1,000 years old, wrapped in a burial bundle, has been discovered in Peru.
Tag: Andes
Signs of tuberculosis adaptation discovered in ancient Andeans
Indigenous communities in modern-day Ecuador may have developed resistance to tuberculosis bacteria thousands of years before European settlers.
7,000 year old Herders’ Camp found on a mountain top in Iran, Gilan Province
The Herders’ Camp was discovered during a survey project in Masouleh’s mountain ranges. The area is one of the highest peaks of the Talesh Mountains, 2,400 meters above sea level, with traces of a late Neolithic settlement.
Ancient Inca city; Machu Picchu, Peru
Machu Picchu is an Inca settlement built on top of a mountain stretching out from the clouds to the sky. The site, above the Urubamba river, has been variously described as a fortress, imperial sanctuary, and ceremonial site.