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  1. New isotopic analysis suggests seabird guano wasn’t just fertilizer in pre-Inca Peru—it was a foundation of political power, fueling agricultural surplus and the rise of the Chincha Kingdom. #Archaeology #AncientPeru #EnvironmentalHistory #PreInca anthropology.net/p/bird-droppi

  2. 1,000-year-old pre-Inca mummy linked to Chancay culture unearthed during gas work in Lima

    A team of gas utility workers laying pipes in northern Lima, Peru, stumbled upon an ancient discovery during their work, uncovering a 1,000-year-old pre-Inca mummy. The find was just 20 inches (50 centimeters) beneath the ground when workers came upon the trunk of a huarango tree...

    More info: archaeologymag.com/2025/06/pre

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    #archaeology #archeology #preinca #mummy #Chancay #Chancayculture

  3. "#Peruvian archaeologists unearthed a more than 1,000-year-old mummy on the outskirts of the modern capital on Monday, in the latest discovery dating back to pre-Inca times."

    #precolumbian #mummy #archaeology #histodon #history #preinca #Lima

    reuters.com/lifestyle/archaeol

  4. "Known in the indigenous Quechua language as amuna (“to retain”), the idea goes back to the Huari culture, which flourished in the first millennium A.D. and left a legacy of practical knowledge that was absorbed by the Incas."

    laprensalatina.com/amid-climat

    #quechua #peru #climatechange #precolumbian #preinca #southamerica #indigenous #wisdom #knowledge #irrigation #engineering #history