For hundreds of years, Andean people recorded information by tying knots into long cords. Will we ever be able to read them?

High in the Andes, Cusco is more than just the gateway to Machu Picchu—it’s a vibrant cultural crossroads where Incan ...

Ongoing research from the University of St Andrews has discovered that khipus, the mysterious string writing of the Incas, ...

The Atlantic has a fascinating deep dive into khipus — long cords that the Inca tied knots into to preserve information. Few ...

Researchers studying an ancient form of string-writing used in pre-Columbian South America have unraveled new clues to a ...

Western scholars believe that Chinese civilization began with the Yinxu Ruins in Anyang, Henan province, a capital of the ...

An illustration of a magnifying glass. An illustration of a magnifying glass.

The lines, considered a UNESCO World Heritage site, are enormous drawings of animals and plants etched in the ground some 2 000 years ago by a pre-Inca civilization. They are best seen from the sky.

An adorable baby pudu at the Oakland Zoo has been given the name Quilla, after a moon goddess in Incan culture. See the ...

A baby pudu at the Oakland Zoo has been given the name Quilla after a moon goddess in Incan culture, the zoo said.

Here’s everything you need to know about exploring the Emerald Isle—when to go, where to stay, what to do, and how to get around. Bicyclists roll along the 26-mile-long Great Western Greenway ...

Utahn Gary Bybee, 86, hiked Peru's Inca Trail earlier this month, reportedly becoming the oldest person ever to complete the ...