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Spider monkey skeleton shows the risks of ancient Maya diplomacy - Enlarge (credit: Michael Schamis/Flickr/CC)

Spider monkeys don... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1899432 #pre-columbiancivilizations #indigenoussouthamerica #ancientcentralamerica #indigenouscommunities #zooarchaeology #archaeology #teotihuacan #science #monkeys #tikal #maya

Archaeologists find hidden chamber beneath ancient Peruvian temple - Enlarge / The circular plaza at Chavin de Huantar—once a ceremonial gat... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1860458 #pre-columbiancivilizations #indigenoussouthamerica #ancientpeopledidstuff #ancientsouthamerica #archaeology #science #peru

Archaeologists find hidden chamber beneath ancient Peruvian temple - Enlarge / The circular plaza at Chavin de Huantar—once a ceremonial gat... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1860458 #pre-columbiancivilizations #indigenoussouthamerica #ancientpeopledidstuff #ancientsouthamerica #archaeology #science #peru

Lidar reveals networks of pre-Columbian cities and towns in Bolivia - Enlarge / Cotoca, a 125 hectare settlement, sits at the center of a net... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1856232 #pre-columbiancivilizations #indigenoussouthamerica #ancientpeopledidstuff #airbornearchaeology #aerialarchaeology #casarabeculture #archaeology #science #bolivia #lidar

Ancient Peruvian was buried with tools for cranial surgery - (credit: Sican National Museum)

Archaeologists recently uneart... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1847849 #indigenoussouthamerica #ancientpeopledidstuff #indigenouscommunities #ancientsouthamerica #indigenousamericans #archaeology #incanempire #science #surgery #peru

Pre-Columbian people in the Atacama raised parrots for their feathers - Enlarge / Scarlet macaws (credit: Abul Az Abu Jamil)
Centuries ago, indigenous South Americans br... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1753032 #pre-columbiancivilizations #indigenoussouthamerica #ancientcentralamerica #ancientpeopledidstuff #biologicalarchaeology #indigenouscommunities #ancientsouthamerica #zooarchaeology #atacamadesert #archaeology #science #parrots

A giant cat picture was just discovered among the Nazca Lines - Enlarge / The cat is drawn from the side, with its head turned toward the viewer. (credit: Johny Is... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1715622 #pre-columbiancivilizations #indigenoussouthamerica #ancientpeopledidstuff #ancientsouthamerica #archaeology #nascalines #nazcalines #geoglyphs #science #nasca #nazca #cats

X-rays reveal the faded colors of a 1,300-year-old Inca idol - Enlarge (credit: Sepulveda et al. 2020)
The idol of Pachacamac was already 700 years old when Spa... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1645131 #pre-columbiancivilizations #indigenoussouthamerica #x-rayfluorescence #conquistadors #archaeology #science #inca #peru #wari