Inca Burial Ground Shows Evidence of Spanish Conquest

posted on April 6th, 2010 in Andes Mountains, Archaeology, Incas, Peru, Recent Discoveries

Evidence of Spanish bullet holes in Inca skulls

Evidence of Spanish bullet holes in 500-year-old Inca skulls, found at a burial site on the outskirts of Lima, Peru

Inca Skeletons Show Evidence of Spanish Brutality

Science News

April 2, 2010
If bones could scream, a bloodcurdling din would be reverberating through a 500-year-old cemetery in Peru. Human skeletons unearthed there have yielded the first direct evidence of Inca fatalities caused by Spanish conquerors…

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Oldest City in the Americas in Danger of Being Destroyed by Locals

posted on April 1st, 2010 in Archaeology, Northern Kingdoms of Peru, Peru, Peruvian Pyramids

 

Aerial view of ruins of Caral, Peru

An aerial view of some of the pyramids at Caral, the most ancient city in the New World and located about 160 miles north of Lima, Peru

Authorities to Inspect Archaeological Site of Caral to Verify Alleged Attack

Farmers Have Apparently Invaded one of the Pyramids in the Area of “Era de Pando” to build a Water Reservoir

March 23, 2010

El Comercio (Peru)  (translated by Kim MacQuarrie)

Representatives of the Barranca Provincial Prosecutor’s office will carry out an investigation tomorrow at the archaeological site known as “Era of Pando,” a city consisting of 26 buildings belonging to the Caral culture, where farmers are apparently destroying this cultural heritage…

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