An archaeology excavation aimed at recovering human skeletal remains and the associated cultural material so we may better understand the health status and lifeways of this valley's past inhabitants.
ABC News includes a brief article about destruction of an ancient wall in Cusco.
Picture gallery of archaeological ceramics. Selections from archaeological research papers by Bruce Owen, Ph.D. Anthropology, UCLA. Full browse able text, abstracts, references, and selected graphics presented at academic conferences.
Pictures, text excerpts, and advertisement by Keith Muscutt, author of a book on the ancient Chachapoya of Peru.
Located in the lower to mid valley, on the left bank of the Moche river on a plain below the imposing Cerro Blanco.
National Geographic's interactive expedition up Mount Ampato, Peru, with Johan Reinhard.
Moche ruins are located in river valleys of Northern Peru. These centers flourished until c.1000 C.E., when the Moche abruptly vanished.
The famous Inca settlement of Ollantaytambo, Peru, is in imminent danger from a new highway project that would destroy Inca agricultural terraces.
NOVA Online presents an expedition to Peru in search of Incan mummies on Mt. Sara Sara.
A virtual tour of the Inca Trail, complete with photographs and an interactive map.
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