#preinca — Public Fediverse posts
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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 https://www.anthropology.net/p/bird-droppings-and-political-power
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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: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/06/pre-inca-mummy-unearthed-during-gas-work-in-lima/
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#archaeology #archeology #preinca #mummy #Chancay #Chancayculture
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High angle view on the Salt mines in Peru
YOU CAN FIND IT HERE: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/high-angle-view-on-the-salt-mines-in-peru-patricia-hofmeester.html
By https://buff.ly/3i3uCm2 #homedecor #LoveArt #photography #mastoart #finearts #photography #artforsale #wallartforsale #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #giftideas #Peru #fascinating #saltmines #view #preinca #SalinasdeMaras #salt
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"#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
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"Ynoñán suggested that the potteries’ color black is related to the ancestors, to the night, to the passage of time."
#Southamerica #peru #history #histodon #preinca #archaeology #archeology
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"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."
https://www.laprensalatina.com/amid-climate-change-peru-revives-pre-columbian-irrigation-system/
#quechua #peru #climatechange #precolumbian #preinca #southamerica #indigenous #wisdom #knowledge #irrigation #engineering #history