as the Inca incorporated the beliefs of those they conquered. One of the most distinctive features of Inca religion was the ...

How did they mobilize the staggering labor force that sustained their war machine and built their empire? What kind of perceptions and religious beliefs informed Inca worldview?

The Incas revered gold as the sweat of the sun and believed that it represented the sun's regenerative powers. All gold belonged to the ruler of the empire, the Inca himself, who claimed to be ...

Dr Reinhard explained that according to the Inca belief system "such a sacrifice brought honour on the parents and an afterlife of bliss for the victims". "The child would become deified and ...

It has been 25 years since the discovery of the Children of Llullaillaco -also known as the “Llullaillaco mummies”-, an archaeological discovery that surprised the world due to the excellent ...

The exhibition, titled Light of the Sun: A Dialogue Between Ancient Shu and Inca Civilizations ... of both regions shared similar spiritual beliefs and common material pursuits, the event's ...