The Incas used mysterious stringy objects called ‘khipus’ to record data. We just got a step closer to understanding them
A new study reveals the most complex numeric connection ever made between two khipus. It could help lead us to even more ...
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Episode 73 - Inca gold llama
In 1532 the Spanish would come, and everything would collapse. But until then, the Inca Empire flourished. It didn't have writing, but it was an efficient military society, an ordered, productive ...
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The Great Inca Rebellion
this NOVA/National Geographic special presents new evidence that is changing what we know about the final days of the once-mighty Inca Empire. This probing story of archeological discovery begins ...
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The Lost Empire
"Land of the Four Quarters" or Tahuantinsuyu is the name the Inca gave to their empire. It stretched north to south some 2,500 miles along the high mountainous Andean range from Colombia to Chile ...
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Ancient Inca
How did they mobilize the staggering labor force that sustained their war machine and built their empire? What kind of perceptions and religious beliefs informed Inca worldview?
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Episode Transcript – Episode 73 - Inca Gold Llama
In 1532 the Spanish would come, and everything would collapse. But until then, the Inca Empire flourished. It didn't have writing, but it was an efficient military society, an ordered, productive ...